Heart Attack (1960 film)
Heart Attack | |
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Written by | George F. Kerr |
Starring | John Morgan |
Production company |
ABC |
Distributed by | ABC |
Release date |
13 January 1960 (Melbourne, live) 9 March 1960 (Sydney) |
Running time | 60 mins |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Heart Attack is a 1960 Australian TV play written by George F. Kerr. It was recorded in Melbourne, broadcast "live" there, recorded and shown later on Sydney television.[1]
Plot
Dr Brian Wynter's career is threatened by a blackmailer called Pearce. Pearce learns of Wynter's affair with another woman before his marriage and threatens to tell the doctor's wife, Judith, unless he is paid. Dr Wynter pays him off but Pearce keeps asking for money. Dr Wynter decides the solution is murder.
Cast
- John Morgan as Dr. Wynter
- Beverley Phillips as Judith
- Edward Brayshaw as Pearce
- Wyn Roberts as Dr. Rutherford
- Marcella Burgoyne as Clare Mackay
- Bruce Archer
- Carol Armstrong
- June Brunelle
- Campbell Copelin
- Edward Howell
- Kendrick Hudson
- Carole Potter
See also
References
The critic for the Sydney Morning Herald called it a "routine medical-domestic drama... given a routine performance... the play bad a kind of tired professional finish but no real originality in its plot or its techniques"in which the leads "all acted competency but without much real conviction."[2]
External links
- Heart Attack on IMDb
References
- ↑ "New Play by Kerr". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 March 1960. p. 15.
- ↑ ""Live" Play on TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 March 1960. p. 17.