Sixty Point Bold Explained

Director:Royston Morley
Country:Australia
Language:English
Runtime:90 mins
Company:ABC
Network:ABC
Released: (Sydney, live)[1]
Released2: (Melbourne, taped)[2]

Sixty Point Bold is a 1959 Australian television play which aired on ABC. It was produced by the Sydney station of the network, ABN-2, and was kinescoped/telerecorded for showing in Melbourne on ABV-2. It was the second 90-minute live television play produced by ABN.[3] It was written and produced by Royston Morley and aired July 16, 1959 for 90 minutes.[4]

Plot

Set in a fictional South American country, it concerned a newspaper magnate Andre Charvet who clashes with the president of the nation, whose democratic government has replaced a dictatorship. Charveet brings a foreign correspondent called David back to the country to campaign against the President.

Cast

Production

It was the third in a series of plays dealing with a man in political power.[5] Advertising called it "the story of political intrigue, violence and romance in a Latin America state".[6]

See also

References

  1. ABC Weekly. Looking Ahead on Channel 2, ABN . 33. July 16, 1958.
  2. News: The Age. Radio and Television Supplement Program Alteration. 24 September 1958. 44.
  3. News: Sydney Morning Herald. Live newspaper Play. 14 July 1958.
  4. 16. ABC Weekly. All the TV Programmes .
  5. News: Sydney Morning Herald. 30 June 1958. 5. Leading Cast for Play.
  6. News: Sydney Morning Herald. Advertising. 14 July 1958. 9.

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