Mutiny on the Bounty (radio serial) explained
Mutiny on the Bounty |
Format: | drama serial |
Country: | Australia |
Language: | English |
Starring: | Harvey Adams |
Director: | Harvey Adams |
First Aired: | 1938 |
Last Aired: | 1938 |
Num Series: | 1 |
Num Episodes: | 52[1] |
Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1938 Australian radio serial about the Mutiny on the Bounty. It was written by Anthony Scott Veitch and directed by Harvey Adams, who also starred.[2]
According to one account "Probably never before in Australian radio drama has such a cast been assembled to make a drama, nor have such care and expense been lavished on a radio production."[3]
The show was a milestone in the career of Scott Veith and included a number of actors who became film stars including Peter Finch and Ron Randell.
The show was repeated in 1941.
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Notes and References
- News: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY . . XCVI . 278 . 2 February 1938 . 26 December 2023 . 10 (LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY) . National Library of Australia.
- News: Governor Bligh Goes on the Air . . 5 . 36 . Australia, Australia . 12 February 1938 . 19 December 2023 . 34 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Governor Bligh Goes on the Air . . XXV . 45 . New South Wales, Australia . 22 February 1938 . 19 December 2023 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
- News: "THE MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY." . . LXXVIII . 16,014 . 19 March 1938 . 26 December 2023 . 6 (DAILY.) . National Library of Australia.
- News: Advertising . Daily Examiner . 29 . 9230 . New South Wales, Australia . 3 March 1938 . 26 December 2023 . 2 . National Library of Australia.