They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful

They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful is an Australian television movie, or rather a live television play, which aired in 1959. It aired as part of Shell Presents, a monthly presentation of standalone productions which aired from 1959 to 1960 on ATN-7 in Sydney and GTV-9 in Melbourne. Duration was 60 minutes including commercials. It was written by Ross Napier. It is notable as an early example of a locally written comedy-drama for Australian television.

Originally broadcast in Sydney on 27 June 1959, it was later shown in Melbourne via a video-tape recording.[1]

A kinescope copy of the program may be held by the National Film and Sound Archive.[2]

Plot

Set in Sydney. Two men, after being released from prison, unintentionally become unvolved in a baby kidnapping plot.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8aUUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Tq8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4560%2C947923
  2. ↑ http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=they%20were%20big,%20they%20were%20blue%20Media%3A%22TELEVISION%22;querytype=;rec=2;resCount=10

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