A Fourth for Bridge

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A Fourth for Bridge
Written byDenis Johnston
Directed by Alan Burke
Starring Richard Meikle
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Release17 July 1957 (1957-07-17) (live, Sydney) [1]
Release16 August 1957 (1957-08-16) (recording, Melbourne) [2]

A Fourth for Bridge is a 1957 Australian TV play starring Richard Meikle. It aired on the ABC. [3]

Contents

Plot

Several POWs travel in Italian aircraft in World War Two. They play a card game.

Cast

Production

It was directed by Alan Burke, who was borrowed from the Elizabethan Theatre Trust. [4] It was the first directing he did for the ABC. "In those days there were no people there to provide support and guidance," recalled Burke. "All one could do was talk to other producers afterwards. What I was not confident about was 'calling the shots'. But as we had only 2 cameras in those days it was not a big problem." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 July 1957. p. 7.
  2. ↑ "TV Guide". The Age. 15 August 1957. p. 26.
  3. ↑ "Television News". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 July 1957. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Looking Ahead on Channel 2, (ABN)". ABC Weekly. 13 July 1957. p. 33.
  5. ↑ "Alan Burke talks about the early days of Television". ABC TV Gore Hill.


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