The Hot Potato Boys

The Hot Potato Boys
Written byAlun Richards
Directed byPatrick Barton
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
Release21 August 1963 (1963-08-21) (Melbourne)[1]
Release11 September 1963 (1963-09-11) (Sydney)[2]

The Hot Potato Boys is a 1963 Australian television play.[3][4][5]

Plot

The snobbish daughter of a naval captain becomes engaged to the son of a Commodore.

Cast

  • Kenric Hudson as Commodore Maybe
  • Kurt Ludescher
  • John Morgan
  • Noel Tovey as Sub Lt Godfrey Maybe
  • Mary Ward as Milicent Mayne
  • Julia Blake as Hong Kong Anna
  • Syd Conabere
  • Peter Aanensen as Captain Culver
  • Roma Johnston as Sadie Culver
  • Deirdre O'Day as Joan Culver

Production

It was the ABC debut of Julia Blake who had recently moved from England to Australia.[6]

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 15 August 1963. p. 31.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 September 1963. p. 42.
  3. ^ "Navy Comedy On Channel 3". The Canberra Times. Vol. 38, no. 10, 638. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 September 1963. p. 37. Retrieved 21 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  5. ^ Vagg, Stephen (2 April 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Hot Potato Boys". Filmink.
  6. ^ "Untitled". The Age. 15 August 1963. p. 22.


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