The Skin of Our Teeth (film)
| The Skin of Our Teeth | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alan Burke |
| Distributed by | ABC |
Release date | 25 February 1959 |
Running time | 90 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Skin of Our Teeth is a 1959 Australian TV play based on the play by Thorton Wilder. It starred John Ewart.
Plot
The story of life on Earth as lived by Mr and Mrs Antrobus, and their two children - and their maid, Sabina.
Cast
- John Ewart as Henry
- Leonard Teale as Mr Antrobus
- Aileen Britton
- Beryl Marshall as Gladys
- Robert Hunt as the fortune teller
- Nick Tate
Production
It was directed by Alan Burke who had directed a production of Skin of Our Teeth on stage in Canberra in 1953[1] and had spent a day talking to Wilder in the US at the latter's New Haven home.[2] He considered the meeting with Wilder one of the most important of his life.[3]
"He is the most knowledgeable man I've ever met," said Burke. "He is a great humanist and has great faith in, mankind."[4]
Reception
Burke said although the play had "tiny ratings... it represented the big break-through in the production of television plays."[5]
See also
References
- ^ ""THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH" BY REPERTORY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 28, , no. 8, 174. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 November 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 9 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "CANBERRA DIARY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 28, , no. 8, 171. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 March 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 9 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Oral interview with Alan Burke
- ^ "Foldes Final Concert". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 February 1959. p. 13.
- ^ Interview with Alan Burke
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