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A Rum Affair
''A Rum Affair'' is a 1940 Australian radio play by Alec Coppel. Although Coppel was Australian, most of his career took place overseas. ''A Rum Affair'' was a rare work of his that debuted in Australia. It premiered in 1940 on the ABC as part of a series of Australian plays. Leslie Rees (writer), Leslie Rees called it "a short, irresponsible comedy of fantastic situation... Alec Coppel is willing to take types and settings that have served in other plays; his originality is in his wit and deft sense of situation and holding... of suspense... ''A Rum Affair'' is a saucy morsel." Another critic called it "the most suave and delicately balance radio script we have seen for years, only a trifle... but a trifle that is like a waffle that melts in the mouth. We don't often say, don’t miss this; but, don’t miss this. " The play was produced again in 1942, 1946 and 1958. The 1946 version starred Peter Finch and was directed by Frank Harvey. A review of this production called it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Coppel
Alec Coppel (17 September 1907 – 22 January 1972) was an Australian-born screenwriter, novelist and playwright. He spent the majority of his career in London and Hollywood, specialising in light thrillers, mysteries and sex comedies. He is best known for the films ''Vertigo'' (1958), '' The Captain's Paradise'' (1953), '' Mr Denning Drives North'' (1951) and ''Obsession'' (1949), and the plays '' I Killed the Count'' and '' The Gazebo''. Biography Early life Coppel was born in Melbourne and attended Wesley College. He moved to England in the 1920s to study medicine at Cambridge University, but dropped out before graduating and went to work in advertising, writing in his spare time. Coppel's first stage plays were ''Short Circuit'' (1935) and ''The Stars Foretell'' (1936). ''I Killed the Count'' His first big success was his play '' I Killed the Count'' (1937), which had a successful run in the West End. Coppel turned it into a novel (1939), screenplay and radio play. It also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |