Sixty Point Bold

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Sixty Point Bold
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Ad from SMH 14 Jul 1958
Written byRoyston Morley
Directed by Royston Morley
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time90 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
Network ABC
Release16 July 1958 (1958-07-16) (Sydney, live) [1]
Release24 September 1958 (1958-09-24) (Melbourne, taped) [2]

Sixty Point Bold is a 1959 Australian television play which aired on ABC. It was produced by the Sydney station of the network, ABN-2, and was kinescoped/telerecorded for showing in Melbourne on ABV-2. It was the second 90-minute live television play produced by ABN. [3] It was written and produced by Royston Morley and aired July 16, 1959 for 90 minutes. [4]

Contents

Plot

Set in a fictional South American country, it concerned a newspaper magnate Andre Charvet who clashes with the president of the nation, whose democratic government has replaced a dictatorship. Charveet brings a foreign correspondent called David back to the country to campaign against the President.

Cast

Production

It was the third in a series of plays dealing with a man in political power. [5] Advertising called it "the story of political intrigue, violence and romance in a Latin America state". [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Looking Ahead on Channel 2, ABN". ABC Weekly. 16 July 1958. p. 33.
  2. ↑ "Radio and Television Supplement Program Alteration". The Age. 24 September 1958. p. 44.
  3. ↑ "Live newspaper Play". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 1958.
  4. ↑ "All the TV Programmes". ABC Weekly. p. 16.
  5. ↑ "Leading Cast for Play". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 June 1958. p. 5.
  6. ↑ "Advertising". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 1958. p. 9.


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