A play for Armchair Theatre by Bruce Stewart, who often had Australian settings in plays he sold to English TV.
Premise
Curly, a boatman in Queensland, dreams of a galleon that can transport tourists, but is unable to borrow money from the staid bank manger, Banbury. The bank manager then drinks "jungle juice". He is found by a girl, June.
Cast
* Derek Godfrey as Banbury
* Kenneth J. Warren as Curly
* Jane Barrett as June
* Redmond Phillips as Gutser
* Bill Kerr as McKinney
* Lloyd Lamble as Johnson
* Michael Collins as First Policeman
* Ed Devereaux as Regan
* Ray Edwards as Boatman
* Edwin Finn as Wino
* John Matthews as Second Policeman
* Herbert Nelson as Steve
* Morris Perry as Ray
* Walter Sparrow as Bluey
* Bruce Wightman as Merv
Production
Lots of Aussies in the cast. I wonder why the ABC didn't film this. Too light?
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| Armchair Theatre The Lost Years p 90 |
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| The London Times 13 May 1963 p 8 |
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| The Stage 23 May 1963 p12 |
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| The Daily Mirror 13 May 1963 p 14 |
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| Liverpool Echo 13 May 1963 p 2 |
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| The Stage 2 May 1963 p 10 |
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