Tragedy in a Temporary Town (1959)
1h
Running Time
May 16, 1959Release Date
Tragedy in a Temporary Town (1959)
1h
Running Time
May 16, 1959Release Date
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.
Michael Pate
Alec Beggs
George Fairfax
Frank Doran
Paul Karo
Raphael Infante
Michael Pate
Alec Begg
Marjorie Archibald
Mrs. Fisher
Hymie Sharp
Pike
Rod Kinnear
Director
Reginald Rose
Writer
Carol Armstrong
Dotty Fisher
Marcel Cugola
Julio Infante
Joyce Turner
John Norman
Frank Gatliff
Bettine Kauffman
Details.
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.