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| Boston Globe 22 Nov 1956 |
By Sumner Locke Elliot. Based on the Ern Malley Affair.
Plot
William Bingham is an unsuccessful arty writer married to Glenda, who loves best sellers.
Willie spends eight hours one night writing a cliche ridden book that is supposed to be a the confessions of a 17 year old Australian girl named Daisy Smith who has recently died.
The book is grabbed by a publisher and becomes a best seller.
Glenda becomes convinced that William knew a Daisy Smith when he was a GI in Australia. Then Albert Smith turns up claiming to be Daisy's father.
Cast
Tom Ewell as William Bingham
Al Checco as Trigger Fogel
Agnes Doyle as Mrs. Mays
Edith Meiser as Mother-in-law
Jane Moultrie as Rosy Sedgewick
James Reese as Adrian Terhune
Lou Vernon as Mr. Smith
Jane Wyatt as Glenda Bingham
Producer - Fred Coe. Director - Arthur Penn.
Production
Loved Fred Coe. Wrote an Australian comedy based on the Ern Malley scandal said had his only argument with Coe over casting. Same comedy not Coe's forte and the play was a mess. (Daisy Daisy).
IMDB is here. Variety review is here.
It was the first live TV appearance in three years for Tom Ewell.
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| LA Times 22 Nov 1955 |
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| Variety Nov 1955 pt 1 |
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| Pt 2 |
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