A Fourth for Bridge

*A Fourth for Bridge*
A Fourth for Bridge
Written by	Denis Johnston
Directed by	Alan Burke
Starring	Richard Meikle
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Release	17 July 1957 (live, Sydney)
Release	16 August 1957 (recording, Melbourne)

A Fourth for Bridge is a 1957 Australian TV play starring Richard Meikle. It aired on the ABC.^[3]

Plot

Several POWs travel in Italian aircraft in World War Two. They play a card game.

Cast

Hans Eisler
Al Garcia
Nigel Lovell as the Air Force Type
Richard Meikle
Don Pascoe as the Hussar
Melpo Zarokosta

Production

It was directed by Alan Burke, who was borrowed from the Elizabethan Theatre Trust.^[4] It was the first directing he did for the ABC. "In those days there were no people there to provide support and guidance," recalled Burke. "All one could do was talk to other producers afterwards. What I was not confident about was 'calling the shots'. But as we had only 2 cameras in those days it was not a big problem."^[5]

References

^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 July 1957. p. 7.
^ "TV Guide". The Age. 15 August 1957. p. 26.
^ "Television News". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 July 1957. p. 7.
^ "Looking Ahead on Channel 2, (ABN)". ABC Weekly. 13 July 1957. p. 33.
^ "Alan Burke talks about the early days of Television". ABC TV Gore Hill. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

External links

A Fourth for Bridge at IMDb

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[1] "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 July 1957. p. 7.

[2] "TV Guide". The Age. 15 August 1957. p. 26.

[3] "Television News". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 July 1957. p. 7.

[4] "Looking Ahead on Channel 2, (ABN)". ABC Weekly. 13 July 1957. p. 33.

[5] "Alan Burke talks about the early days of Television". ABC TV Gore Hill. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

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