Don't Listen Ladies

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Don't Listen Ladies
Based ona play of three acts translated from French
Written by Sacha Guitry (Fr.),transl. Stephen Powys and Guy Bolton.
Directed by James Upshaw
Starring Margo Lee
Neil Fitzpatrick
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerJames Upshaw
Running time80 minutes
Original release
Release10 April 1963 (1963-04-10) (Sydney) [1]
Release12 June 1963 (1963-06-12) (Melbourne) [2]

Don't Listen Ladies is a 1963 Australian TV movie. It starred Margo Lee and was directed by James Upshaw. [3]

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Plot

In a French antique shop, Daniel and his second wife Madeleine have marital adventures. She finds a letter that makes her think he is having an affair. She encourages the love of Daniel's assistant, Blandinet. Also involved are Daniel's first wife Valentine, a former girlfriend called Julie, a young man called Michel who Madeleine thinks of marrying, and a customer Baron de Charancy.

Cast

Reception

The Bulletin called it "harmless, tolerable entertainment." [4]

The Sydney Morning Herald praised Archdale's performance. [5]

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References

  1. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 April 1963. p. 19.
  2. "Untitled". The Age. 6 June 1963. p. 10.
  3. "COMEDY SET IN ANTIQUE SHOP". The Canberra Times . Vol. 37, no. 10, 507. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 April 1963. p. 29. Retrieved 1 March 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  4. The bulletin, John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 1880, retrieved 6 April 2019
  5. "Guitry Play on TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 April 1963. p. 12.