The Rose and Crown (film)
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The Rose and Crown is a 1956 Australian television play.[2]
| The Rose and Crown | |
|---|---|
| Based on | play by J.B. Priestley |
| Directed by | Raymond Menmuir |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 20 November 1956 (Sydney)[1] |
The Rose and Crown is a London pub. Five regulars are confronted one evening by an unusual request from a stranger, the personification of death.
- Edward Howell
- Ethel Lang as Ma Peck
- Lou Vernon
- David Butler as Harry
Priestley had written the piece specifically for television.[3]
It was broadcast live in Sydney.[4]
| The Rose and Crown | |
|---|---|
| Based on | play by J.B. Priestley |
| Directed by | Bill Eldridge |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 9 September 1963 (Melbourne, taped) 9 October 1963 (Sydney, taped)[5] |
A version of the play was performed in Perth in 1963, the first television drama made in that city. It was broadcast in Melbourne on 9 September 1963.[6]
The producer was Bill Eldridge who described the play as "something between the kitchen sink and the twilight zone, one of Priestley's 'time' plays concerned with the reaction of ordinary people to an extraordinary situation."[7]
Cast
- Nita Pannell as the hard drinking widow Mrs Reed
- Michael Laurence as Percy Randle, newlywed
- Jan Shier as Ivy Randle, newlywed
- Chris Pendlebury as Ma Peck
- Ron Graham as Harry Tully
- Peter Collingwood as the plumber
- Paul Nayton as the mysterious stranger
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