The Importance of Being Earnest (1957 film)

The Importance of Being Earnest
Genrecomedy
Based onThe Importance of Being Earnest
1895 play
by Oscar Wilde
Directed byPaul O'Loughlin
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerPaul O'Loughlin
Running time90 mins[1]
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release18 December 1957 (1957-12-18) (Sydney live)[2]
Release24 January 1958 (1958-01-24) (Melbourne, taped)[3]
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The Importance of Being Earnest is a 1957 Australian TV performance of the 1895 play by Oscar Wilde. It was directed by Paul O'Loughlin. It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare.[4]

It aired on 18 December 1957 and starred Margo Lee and Richard Meikle.[5] It was the longest running Australian-made drama to have aired on Australian TV until that time, beating the record set by Sound of Thunder (78 mins).[6][7]

It was the first time Oscar Wilde had been performed on Australian television.[8]

  1. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 23 January 1958.
  2. ^ "All the TV Programmes". 18 December 1957. p. 34. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ "Untitled". The Age. 16 January 1958. p. 10.
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  5. ^ "Full Details of This Week's Programs On All Channels". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 December 1957. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Exciting new shows". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 November 1957. p. 14.
  7. ^ "Ambitious Long Play". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 December 1957. p. 14.
  8. ^ "The Importance, of Being OSCAR WILDE". ABC Weekly. 18 December 1957. p. 8.