Last Call (1958 film) explained

Director:	Christopher Muir
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Runtime:	60 mins^[1]
Company:	ABC
Network:	ABC
Released:	(Melbourne, live)^[2]
Released2:	(Sydney)^[3]

Last Call is a 1958 Australian TV play set in a South American country. It was directed by Christopher Muir.^[4]

Plot

General Zaguerro is the President of a fictitious South African republic. He has to decide whether to lead his army against the enemy or stay at his headquarters and defend his niece's honour.^[5]

Cast

• John Morgan
  • Richard Pratt Wynn Roberts
• Judith Thompson

Production

It was broadcast in a series of "live" dramas that were shown every fortnight on Sunday night on ABV-2 Melbourne. In order, they were The Governess, The Last Call, The Rose without a Thorn, The Lark, Citizen of Westminster, and Enemy of the People (the last of "the season").^[6]

Some outdoor scenes were shot at Moorabbin Airport.^[7]

Judith Thompson later appeared in another South American set drama, You Can't Win 'Em All.^[8]

See also

• List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)

Notes and References

1. News: 29 December 1959. TV Guide. Sydney Morning Herald.
2. News: The Age. TV Guide. 17 October 1958. 32.
3. News: TV Guide. Sydney Morning Herald. 4 January 1959. 59.
4. Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Last Call – when Richard Pratt did television. Stephen. Vagg. Filmink. October 21, 2022.
5. ABC Weekly. All the TV Programmes . 31 December 1958. 35.
6. News: The Age. 26 September 1958. 24. Line Up of TV Dramas for Sunday Night.
7. News: Untitled. The Age. 17 October 1958. 25.
8. Web site: Filmink. Stephen. Vagg. Forgotten Australian TV Plays: You Can’t Win ‘Em All. November 24, 2020.