The Newman Shame
| The Newman Shame | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Julian Pringle |
| Produced by | Robert Bruning |
| Written by | Bruce A. Wishart |
| Starring |
George Lazenby Diane Craig |
Production company |
Reg Grundy Productions Swan Television |
Release dates |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $150,000[1] |
The Newman Shame is a 1977 Australian TV film starring George Lazenby and produced by Robert Bruning who previously worked together on Is There Anybody There? (1976).[2]
Synopsis
John Brandy (George Lazenby) is an ex-cop on holiday in Singapore with his girlfriend Ginger (Diane Craig) when he hears an old Perth banker friend of his, Frank Newman (Ken Goodlet), has committed suicide. He travels to Perth and discovers that Newman killed himself after being drugged at a party and found himself in a pornographic film; he was blackmailed and embezzled money to pay off his tormentors, but when the film was distributed anyway he decided to take his own life. Newman and Ginger decide to investigate who is behind the blackmail racket.
Production
The film was one of two Australian TV movies Lazenby made for producer Robert Bruning, the other being Is There Anybody There? (1976). Along with The Man from Hong Kong (1975), they are the only movies he made in Australia. He had gone to Hollywood but briefly returned to Australia for The Newman Shame.
Cast
- George Lazenby as John Brandy
- Diane Craig as Ginger
- Joan Bruce
- Alwyn Kurts
- Ken Goodlet as Frank Newman
References
- ↑ "OPLEPEOPLE EPEOPLE EOPLE PEOPLE.". The Australian Women's Weekly (National Library of Australia). 7 December 1977. p. 10. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p110
External links
- The Newman Shame at the Internet Movie Database
- The Newman Shame at Oz Movies