The Other Side of Sundown explained

The Other Side of Sundown is a 1945 Australian radio play by Catherine Duncan.[1] The play was written to fund the Fourth Victory Loan.[2] [3]

It starred William Christensen, a real RAAF pilot, as a RAAF pilot, and Neva Carr Glynn.[4] Duncan and Lionel Shave directed.[5]

Premise

An Australian pilot marries a Canadian girl and brings her home.

Reception

ABC Weekly said "Much of the play (and all of the closing scene) was pure propaganda; but it was good propaganda."

Notes and References

  1. News: PRIZE-WINNING PLAY TO BE BROADCAST . Northern Star . New South Wales, Australia . 29 September 1945 . 22 March 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: ONLY HALF OF LOAN OBJECTIVE RECEIVED . . 20. 5773 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 6 October 1945 . 22 March 2024 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: THIS WEEK'S RADIO FEATURES . . South Australia . 6 October 1945 . 22 March 2024 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Here, There & Everywhere . . 7186 . Victoria, Australia . 6 October 1945 . 22 March 2024 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Advertising . . Tasmania, Australia . 3 October 1945 . 22 March 2024 . 1 (Edition 2) . National Library of Australia.