Last Call is a 1958 Australian TV play set in a South American country. It was directed by Christopher Muir.[4]

Last Call
Advertisement from 17 Oct 1958
Written byDonald Fraser
Directed byChristopher Muir
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins[1]
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release19 October 1958 (1958-10-19) (Melbourne, live)[2]
Release4 January 1959 (1959-01-04) (Sydney)[3]

Plot

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General Zaguerro is the President of a fictitious South African republic. He has to decide whether to lead his army against the enemy or stay at his headquarters and defend his niece's honour.[5]

Cast

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Production

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It was broadcast in a series of "live" dramas that were shown every fortnight on Sunday night on ABV-2 Melbourne. In order, they were The Governess, The Last Call, The Rose without a Thorn, The Lark, Citizen of Westminster, and Enemy of the People (the last of "the season").[6]

Some outdoor scenes were shot at Moorabbin Airport.[7]

Judith Thompson later appeared in another South American set drama, You Can't Win 'Em All.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 December 1959.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 17 October 1958. p. 32.
  3. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 January 1959. p. 59.
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (21 October 2022). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Last Call – when Richard Pratt did television". Filmink.
  5. ^ "All the TV Programmes". ABC Weekly. 31 December 1958. p. 35.
  6. ^ "Line Up of TV Dramas for Sunday Night". The Age. 26 September 1958. p. 24.
  7. ^ "Untitled". The Age. 17 October 1958. p. 25.
  8. ^ Vagg, Stephen (24 November 2020). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: You Can't Win 'Em All". Filmink.
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