Till Death Do Us Part (1959)

A live television play set in Italy, about a man who falls in love with the wife of a gangster. Broadcast live in Melbourne on 22 April 1959. A kinescope ("telerecording") was made of the broadcast and shown in Sydney on 6 May 1959.

Date of release
1959-04-22
Runtime
1h 0m
Director
Christopher Muir

Casting

Interesting facts

Till Death Do Us Part is a 1959 Australian television play based on a stage lay that had been adapted for radio. The TV play was broadcast live in Melbourne, recorded, and was shown in Sydney.

Production

The play had previously been filmed as "Strange Meeting", an episode of Armchair Theatre in the UK. It had also been performed on Australian radio in 1958.

It was decided not to require the actors to use Italian accents. Director Christopher Muir said the play was of particular interest because "of the flashbacks, the movements in time and space and the exciting visual possibilities provided by the settings." It was the first contemporary European drama made by the ABC.

Part of the play was shot at Sandringham Beach. This scene involved Edward Brayshaw and Maree Tomasetti.

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