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The Proposal (1957 film)

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The Proposal
Genrecomedy
Based onThe Proposal by Anton Chekhov
Directed byChristopher Muir
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production companyABC
Budgetnearly £400[2]
Original release
NetworkABV-2 (Melbourne)
Release25 February 1957 (1957-02-25) (Melbourne, live)[1]
Release14 March 1957 (1957-03-14) (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

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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

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  • Paul Bacon as the suitor
  • Douglas Kelly as the father
  • Bettine Kauffmann as the girl

Production

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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.[2]

See also

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References

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