Joseph Proctor's Money
| Joseph Proctor's Money | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dallas Bower |
| Written by | Rex Rienits |
| Based on | novel by W. H. Lane Crauford |
| Starring | Robert Beatty |
Production company | BBC |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Joseph Proctor's Money is a 1951 British television play.[1]
It was based on a 1948 novel by W. H. Lane Crauford.[2][3][4] It was the first of Crauford's novels to be adapted for television and some rehearsals took place at Robert Beatty's house due to a flue epidemic. The adaptation was by Rex Rineits dubbed by the Evening Standard as "TV's rising star of 1950."[5]
Premise
Sam Karsh told the police that his first wife. Poppy, had run off to South Africa with his twin brother George. That was a story which needed looking into a little more closely.
Cast
- Robert Beatty as George Marsh/Sam Marsh
- Moira Lister as Poppy Marsh
- Jack Lambert as Inspector Kneller
- Kevin Stoney as Sergeant Thondey
- Honor Blackman as Ruth Marsh
Reception
The Evening Standard called it "a well told surprise packet of mystery" although "marred" by "a hacking cough off stage" during the broadcast."[6] The Daily Telegraph wrote "it was all over in 20 minutes but somehow kept going on."[7]
Radio adaptation
Rex Rienits also adapted the play for radio which aired on the BBC 1951.[8]
This adaptation was performed on Australian radio in 1954.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Telenews". Lincolnshire Echo. 18 January 1951. p. 4.
- ^ "CRIME SHELF No outward sign of homicide". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 37, no. 1, 893. South Australia. 11 September 1948. p. 2 (SUNDAY MAGAZINE). Retrieved 17 May 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NEW BOOKS REVIEWED Powerful Family Novel". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 2634. Western Australia. 15 August 1948. p. 1 (Sunday Times MAGAZINE). Retrieved 17 May 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Television notes". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 24 January 1951. p. 3.
- ^ "Television". Evening Standard. 25 January 1951. p. 8.
- ^ Campey, George (26 January 1951). "TV - packet of mystery". Evening Standard. p. 5.
- ^ "Radio topics". The Daily Telegraph. 29 January 1951. p. 14.
- ^ Joseph Proctor's Money at Genome BBC
- ^ "Women's Interests On The Air Easter In Athens". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 36, 351. New South Wales, Australia. 24 June 1954. p. 5 (Women's Section). Retrieved 17 May 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (19 June 1954), "RADIO PLAYS for NEXT WEEK A.B.C.", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1677781854, retrieved 17 May 2025 – via Trove
External links
- Joseph Proctor's Money at IMDb
- Joseph Proctor's Money at Genome