Candida (film)
| "Candida" | |
|---|---|
| The General Motors Hour episode | |
| Episode no. |
Season 3 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Peter Cotes |
| Original air date | 5 August 1962 (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide)[1][2] |
| Running time | 90 mins |
Candidia is a 1962 Australian TV play.
It was an adaptation of the play Candida by George Bernard Shaw and was directed by visiting producer Peter Cotes. It was one of several productions Cotes did in Australia. It was originally made for HSV-7 then presented as part of the General Motors Hour . [3]
Plot
Candida is married to Rev James Morrell.
Cast
- Joan Miller as Candida
- Lewis Flander as Marchbanks
- William Hodge as Burgess
- Jeffrey Hodgson as Rev Alexander Mill
- Madeline Howell as Proserpine Garnett
- Geoffrey King as Morell
Production
Joan Miller had performed the title role on the West End in 1953.[4] The production was shot in Melbourne.
Reception
The TV critic for the Sydney Morning Herald said the production "had all the virtues of brilliant casting and all the vices of poor technique... [it] appeared simply as a televised stage production, without any special reference to the distinctive vocabulary of TV, production itself. In addition, camera work, sound and sets were well below par for the course; camera angles were monotonous and too inclusive_, sound poor, and sets fussily elaborate and consequently distracting. Few will cavil at the quality of the acting, however."[5]
References
- ↑ "Television for 1962" (PDF). GMH People. May 1962. p. 7.
- ↑ "TV Guide". The Age. 2 August 1962. p. 15.
- ↑ "Peter Cotes Drama Out of Storage". The Age. 31 May 1962. p. 8.
- ↑ "Shaw Play on TCN". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1062. p. 12.
- ↑ "Candida" On Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 August 1962. p. 6.