Gaslight (1958 film)

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For other uses, see Gaslight (disambiguation).
Gaslight
File:Gaslight TV play 1958.png
Ad from 3 Mar 1958
Based on Gas Light
1938 play
by Patrick Hamilton
Directed by William Sterling
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
Production
Cinematography Frank Few[1]
Running time 75 minutes
Production company(s) ABC
Release
Original release 8 January 1958 (1958-01-08) (Melbourne, live)
4 March 1958 (1958-03-04) (Sydney, taped)[2]
External links
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Gaslight is a 1958 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation based on the 1938 play Gas Light by Patrick Hamilton. It starred Beverley Dunn.[3]

Plot

Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman, Bella Manningham, moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if means driving his wife insane.[4]

Cast

  • Beverley Dunn as Bella Manningham [5]
  • Brian James as Manningham
  • John Morgan as Inspector Rough
  • Mary Ward as Elizabeth
  • Judith Godden as Nancy the housemaid
  • Neville Thurgood as police constable

Production

William Sterling came down from Sydney to direct. It was the eleventh play to be performed live on Melbourne television – the others were Roundabout, The Twelve Pound Look, Holiday in Biarritz, Fair Passenger, The Right Person, Dark Brown, The Duke in Darkness, The Sound of Thunder and Killer in Close Up.[6]

It was one of a number of TV performances given by Dunn, others including Roundabout, The Lark, The Small Victory and Fair Passenger.[3][7]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald said the "production was well received by viewers and critics in Melbourne."[8]

See also

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