White Marriage (radio serial)

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White Marriage
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19 May 1951 issue of ABC Weekly
Genredrama serial
Running time60 mins
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
StarringKeith Eden
Elizabeth Wing
Written by Morris West
Recording studioMelbourne
Original release1951
No. of series1
No. of episodes13 [1]

White Marriage is a 1951 Australian radio serial by Morris West. [2]

It concerned a British man who marries a German girl so she can get British citizenship. [3]

The serial was based on research West did in Germany. According to ABC Weekly it "created a stir in the listening world". [4]

The Brisbane Mail praised the "capable cast". [5]

Cast

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References

  1. "GEORGE HART'S RADIO NEWS". The Sun. No. 12, 871. New South Wales, Australia. 1 May 1951. p. 20 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 13 December 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Advertising", ABC Weekly, Sydney, 13 (20), 19 May 1951, retrieved 13 December 2023 via Trove
  3. "Notes On Radio". The Sunday Herald (Sydney) . No. 119. New South Wales, Australia. 6 May 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 13 December 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Radio Roundabout", ABC Weekly, Sydney, 13 (31), 4 August 1951, retrieved 13 December 2023 via Trove
  5. "RADIOPINION". Sunday Mail. No. 1613. Queensland, Australia. 26 August 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 13 December 2023 via National Library of Australia.