The Wraith (1957 film) explained

Based On:1936 radio play by Graeme-Holder
Screenplay:W. Graeme-Holder
Country:Australia
Language:English
Runtime:30 mins
Company:Australian Broadcasting Commission
Released: (Sydney, live)[1]
Released2: (Melbourne, recording)

The Wraith is a live television comedy play presented on Australian television in 1957. Broadcast on ABC, it was originally telecast in Sydney, and shown in Melbourne via a kinescope recording.[2] It was made at a time when Australian drama was rare.[3]

Duration was 30 minutes, in black and white. It was written by W. Graeme-Holder, and had previously been presented on radio during the 1930s. It is not known if the kinescope recording of the television version is still extant.

Premise

"The Wraith" is the name of a mysterious burglar.

Two gentlemen, John and James, are burgling the London flat of Madeleine Bloom, a wealthy actor. They are interrupted by a lady who accuses them of trespass.[4]

Cast

Production

The play was based on a 1936 radio play that was often performed in the late 1930s.[5] [6] It had been performed on the BBC radio in 1939.[7]

Joan Lord had been in earlier TV plays Twelve Pound Look and Elizabeth Refuses.[8]

See also

References

  1. ABC Weekly. Looking A head on Channel 2 (ABN) . 20 April 1957. 20.
  2. News: Mystery-Comedy on Kinescope. The Age. 23 May 1957. 12.
  3. Stephen. Vagg. 60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s. Filmink. February 18, 2019.
  4. ABC Weekly. All the TV Programmes . 36. April 20, 1957.
  5. News: POLL RESULTS OVER AIR . . South Australia . 16 October 1937 . 18 February 2019 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: 5CL—411 Metres . . South Australia . 20 October 1937 . 18 February 2019 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
  7. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/093ecd987a0540648bf9541b253fa317 The Wraith
  8. Book: Lane, Richard. The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama Volume 2. National Film and Sound Archive. 2000. 41.

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