Brumby Innes is a 1973 TV film based on the play by Katharine Susannah Prichard.[1]
| Brumby Innes | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Katharine Susannah Prichard |
| Based on | novel and 1927 stage play by Katharine Susannah Prichard |
| Starring | Dennis Miller Lynette Curran Vic Marsh Peter Cummins |
| Distributed by | Network 10 |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
It aired in Sydney on 28 November 1973.
Premise edit
A station manager lives alone in the outback except for his best friend and local black women. A white woman arrives.
Cast edit
- Dennis Miller as Brumby Innes
- Lynette Curran
- Vic Marsh
- Peter Cummins
Original play edit
Prichard's play had been written in the 1920s. In 1927 it won a competition for best Australian play.[2][3]
It had been produced in 1972 by The Pram Factory.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p20
- ^ "A WEST AUSTRALIAN NOVELIST". The West Australian. Perth. 15 June 1935. p. 5. Retrieved 24 May 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BRUMBY INNES". Sunday Mail. Brisbane. 27 November 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 24 May 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Pram Factory Recollections" by John Smythe accessed 22 June 2013
- ^ "WRITERS' WORLD". The Canberra Times. 25 November 1972. p. 12. Retrieved 24 May 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
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