The Proposal (1957 film) explained

Genre:comedy
Based On:The Proposal by Anton Chekhov
Director:Christopher Muir
Country:Australia
Language:English
Company:ABC
Budget:nearly £400[1]
Network:ABV-2 (Melbourne)
Released: (Melbourne, live)[2]
Released2: (Sydney)[3]

The Proposal is a 1957 Australian television play based on the play A Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov. It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare and mostly adaptations of overseas shows.[4]

Plot

In the 1880s a suitor tries to propose to an attractive girl under the eye of her father. The suitor keeps saying the wrong thing.

Cast

Production

It was filmed in Melbourne using popular radio actors of the time.[5] [6] [7]

Chris Muir recalled the air-conditioning broke down in the studio and the actors came close to fainting.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Day, Christopher. 136. TV Drama. Peter Beilby. Australian TV: The First 25 Years. 1981. Thomas Nelson.
  2. News: The Age. TV Guide. 21 February 1957. 29.
  3. News: Sydney Morning Herald. Television News. 6 March 1957. 8.
  4. Stephen. Vagg. 60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s. Filmink. February 18, 2019.
  5. ABC Weekly. TV—Channel 2 ABN . March 9, 1957. 35.
  6. ABC Weekly. March 9, 1957. 19. SEEN ON CHANNEL 2- ABN .
  7. News: The Age. 21 February 1957. 23. Radio Stars in "Live" TV Play.