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Tragedy in a Temporary Town (1959)

Running Time

May 16, 1959
Release Date

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Tragedy in a Temporary Town (1959)

Name: Tragedy in a Temporary Town
Genre: Drama
Released: 1959-05-16

Running Time

May 16, 1959
Release Date

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Plot.

Live television drama set in a caravan park in the US. Originally presented as a 1959 episode of the Australian anthology drama show Shell Presents starring Michael Pate. It was filmed "live" in Melbourne, then recorded and broadcast in Sydney. The same script was produced in 1956 for American television.

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Cast & Crew.

George Fairfax

Frank Doran

Michael Pate

Alec Beggs

Marjorie Archibald

Carol Armstrong

Marcel Cugola

Julio Infante

Paul Karo

Raphael Infante

Michael Pate

Alec Begg

Hymie Sharp

Pike

Joyce Turner

John Norman

Frank Gatliff

Bettine Kauffman

Reginald Rose

Writer

Rod Kinnear

Producer / Director

Details.

Release Date
May 16, 1959

Status
Released

Running Time
1h

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2023-11-18

This Movie Is About.

live television

caravan park

lynch mob

shell presents

Wiki.

"Tragedy In A Temporary Town" is a 1959 episode of the Australian anthology drama show Shell Presents starring Michael Pate. It was filmed "live" in Melbourne, then recorded and broadcast in Sydney. It was the third episode of Shell Presents and the first shot in Melbourne. It aired live on 16 May 1959 in Melbourne with a tapped version airing on 30 May 1959 in Sydney.

The script had originally been filmed under the same title on The Alcoa Hour in the U.S. in 1956.