Corinth House
| Corinth House | |
|---|---|
 Advertisement from SMH 15 Feb 1961 | |
| Based on | the play by Pamela Hansford Johnson |
| Written by | Bill Bain[1] |
| Directed by | Bill Bain |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 15 February 1961 (Sydney)[2] |
| Release | 15 March 1961[3] |
Corinth House is a 1961 Australian TV movie based on the play by Pamela Hansford Johnson and directed by Bill Bain. It was sold overseas.[4]
It was the ABC's first live drama of 1961.[5]
Plot
[edit | edit source]Set in a private hotel in London. One of its residents is Miss Malleson, a retired headmistress living out the rest of her days. She is visited by an ex pupil, Madge Donnythrope, who sixteen years earlier Miss Malleson disciplined publicly. Madge is determined to get revenge on the headmistress by convincing others she is insane.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Enid Lorimer as Miss Malleson
- Diana Perryman as Madge Donnythorpe
- Gwen Bevan as Mrs. Beauclerc, the manageress
- Ida Newton as Miss Figgis
- Gwen Plumb as Mrs. Heysham
- Hugh Stewart as Major Shales
- Audrey Teesdale as Nora, the maid
Reception
[edit | edit source]The Australian Woman's Weekly called it "excellent".[6]
The Sydney Morning Herald said "The outstanding and positive thing about this play is its utter suitability to the medium of television" starring "two actresses of exceptional power."[7]
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Corinth House at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1956 British TV version at IMDb
