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Call Me a Liar
Advertisement from The Age 12 June 1961
Directed byWilliam Sterling
Written byJohn Mortimer
Production
company
Release dates
12 July 1961 (Melbourne, live)[1]
20 September 1961 (Sydney)
Running time
80 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Call Me a Liar is a 1961 Australian TV play.[2] It was shot in Melbourne in studio with some location work.[3]

Plot

Sammy Moles lives in a world of make believe. He meets a girl called Martha.[4]

Cast

  • David Mitchell as Sammy Moles
  • Jane Oehr as Martha
  • Barbara Brandon as landlady
  • Campbell Copelin as man on park bench
  • Rose du Clos as lady boarder
  • Ken Goodlet as Mr Pheeming
  • Joe Jenkins as Dr Bowker
  • James Lynch as solitary drinker
  • Stewart Weller as street musician
  • Ligia Monamis as Indian girl
  • James Lych as solitary drinker
  • Nancy Cato and Peter Oliver as English couple
  • Abdul Ghani as an African
  • Ron Pinnell as father
  • Reginald Newsom as businessman
  • Cecile Glass as Finnish girl

Production

William Sterling gave the lead to Jane Oehr, who was relatively inexperienced.[1]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald TV critic said the production "had the lightness of heart and the deftness of touch so necessary to such a whimsical part-comedy, part-sentimental drama."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Dance of the Lonely". The Age. 6 July 1961. p. 22.
  2. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  3. ^ a b ""Call Me A Liar" On Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 September 1961. p. 21.
  4. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 6 July 1961. p. 31.