Three Cornered Moon

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Three Cornered Moon
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Ad from SMH 5 Mar 1957
Genrecomedy
Based onplay by Michael Arlen
Directed by Paul O'Loughlin
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production companyABC
Original release
Network ABC
Release5 March 1957 (1957-03-05) (Sydney, live) [1] [2]

Three Cornered Moon is a 1957 Australian television play starring James Condon.

Contents

Plot

The play is set on the Duke of Mall’s yacht at Cannes years ago. Lenora, the Duke's wife, leaves her philandering husband. The Duke seeks solace in Lenora's identical twin sister in Paris. [3]

Cast

Production

Costumes were done by Thelma Afford. [5] Desmonde Dowling did the set design. The play was broadcast live in Sydney. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Television news". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 February 1957. p. 7.
  2. "Advertisement". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 March 1957. p. 5.
  3. "TV-Channel 2 ABN". ABC Weekly. 2 March 1957. p. 31.
  4. "Ordered to Assassinate". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 March 1961. p. 11.
  5. "RED IS DANGEROUS...EVEN ON TV". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 25, no. 13. Australia. 4 September 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 20 May 2016 via National Library of Australia.