Jenny (1962 film)
| Jenny | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henri Safran |
| Written by | George F. Kerr |
| Starring | Grant Taylor |
| Distributed by | ABC |
Release date | 28 March 1962 |
Running time | 75 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Jenny is a 1962 Australian TV drama.[1]
Plot
A 16-year-old girl considers suicide because of her family being torn apart.
Cast
- Carolyn Keely as Jenny
- Joan Winchester as her mother
- James Condon as her father
- Grant Taylor as the man her mother is in love with
- David Yorston
- Lex Mitchell
Production
It was the first of a series of six Australian plays to be produced by the ABC in 1962.[2] The other five were:
Reception
A critic from the Sydney Morning Herald called it "first rate drama" until the last five minutes when "it collapsed into nothingness" because it left unanswered the central question, namely "Should the partners of an unsuccessful marriage forgo their own chances of happiness for the sake of their children?... Did author Kerr simply throw up his hands and give the whole thing away?"[3]
See also
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