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Kenneth Hayles
Kenneth Hayles was a British writer who moved to Australia. Select Credits *''The Last Appointment'' (1954) *'' Companions in Crime'' (1954) *''Track the Man Down'' (1955) *'' Murder on Approval'' (1955) *'' Stolen Assignment'' (1955) *'' Secret Venture'' (1955) *'' No Smoking'' (1955) *'' Find the Lady'' (1956) *''Passport to Treason'' (1956) *'' The Hideout'' (1956) *'' Suspended Alibi'' (1957) *'' Blind Spot'' (1958) *'' Ghost Squad'' (1961) *''Write Me a Murder '' (1965) *'' The Voice'' (1966) *'' The Attack'' (1966) *''The Link Men ''The Link Men'' was an Australian television series shown in 1970. Synopsis The series was the first drama series made in-house by the Nine Network as part of an attempt to rival the cop shows produced by Crawford Productions such as '' Homici ...'' (1967) *'' The Rovers'' (1969) References External linksKenneth Haylesat IMDbKen Haylesat Ausstage British screenwriters {{Australia-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canberra Times
''The Canberra Times'' is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times. History ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1926 by Thomas Shakespeare along with his oldest son Arthur Shakespeare and two younger sons Christopher and James. The newspaper's headquarters were originally located in the Civic retail precinct, in Cooyong Street and Mort Street, in blocks bought by Thomas Shakespeare in the first sale of Canberra leases in 1924. The newspaper's first issue was published on 3 September 1926. It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being '' The Federal Capital Pioneer''. Between September 1926 and February 1928, the newspaper was a weekly issue. The first daily issue was 28 February 1928. In June 1956, ''The Canberra Times'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format. Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to John Fairfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suspended Alibi
''Suspended Alibi'' is a 1957 black and white British crime film directed by Alfred Shaughnessy and starring Patrick Holt, Honor Blackman and Lloyd Lamble. The film was produced by Robert Dunbar for Act Films Ltd. It was reissued in the United States as ''Suspected Alibi''. Plot Paul Pearson's alibi for seeing his mistress Diana is with his friend, but when this friend is found murdered, Pearson is arrested for the crime, condemned by his own alibi and sentenced to hang. Fortunately, his story is believed by Sandy Thorpe, a diligent crime reporter, who helps to fight Pearson's case. Cast * Patrick Holt as Paul Pearson * Honor Blackman as Lynn Pearson * Valentine Dyall as Inspector Kayes * Naomi Chance as Diana * Lloyd Lamble as Waller * Andrew Keir as Sandy Thorpe * Frederick Piper as Mr. Beamster * Viola Lyel as Mrs. Beamster * Bryan Coleman as Bill Forrest * Wally Patch as Porter * Madoline Thomas as Granny * Edgar Wreford as Prison Chaplain * Brown Derby as Sergeant Roberts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rovers (TV Series)
''The Rovers'' was an Australian ocean-based family adventure television show originally screened from 21 August 1969 until 12 June 1970 and was broadcast on the 0-Ten network, the precursor of Network Ten Synopsis Produced by NLT Productions, executive producer was Bill Harmon and producer Don Cash, who would become famous for creating Number 96. The series starred Rowena Wallace, Edward Hepple, Noel Trevarthen and child actor Grant Seiden. The storylines revolve around the adventures of the crew of the ‘Pacific Lady’, an island schooner owned by Captain Sam McGill (or ‘Cap’ for short), played by Hepple, Bob Wild (a freelance photographer) played by Trevarthen and Rusty Collins, a wildlife journalist (played by Wallace). Thirty-nine episodes of 30 minutes each were produced on color film with an eye to distributing in overseas markets like Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. Writers included Kenneth Cook, Michael Latimer, Ron McLean, Michael Wright, Ralph Peterson and Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Link Men
''The Link Men'' was an Australian television series shown in 1970. Synopsis The series was the first drama series made in-house by the Nine Network as part of an attempt to rival the cop shows produced by Crawford Productions such as ''Homicide'' and ''Division 4''. ''The Link Men'' starred Kevin Miles, Bruce Montague and Tristan Rogers as three detectives working in the city of Sydney. The series was devised and produced by Glyn Davies who had created '' The Rat Catchers'' for ITV (Associated-Rediffusion Television). The director (for the pilot episode and for many of the rest of the series) was Australian film director Jonathan Dawson. Production The show lasted for thirteen episodes. The aforementioned Tristan Rogers would go on to greater fame on the American daytime serial '' General Hospital'', where he has appeared as Robert Scorpio off and on since 1980. External links * ''The Link Men'' episode guideat ''Memorable TV'' at ''Classic Australian Television'' ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Attack (1966 Film)
"The Attack" is a 1966 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was shot at the ABC Studios in Southbank Melbourne. Premise During the Civil War, Yvette is torn between the man she loves and her country. Cast *Anne Charleston as Yvette *Jeffrey Hodgson * Brian James * George Mallaby *Gerard Kennedy *Telford Jackson See also * List of television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1960s) References External links''The Attack''at Ausstage AusStage: The Australian Live Performance Database is an online database which records information about live performances in Australia, providing records of productions from the first recorded performance in Australia (1789, by convicts) up un ... Australian television plays Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming English-language television shows Australian live television shows Black-and-white Australian television shows 1966 television plays {{Australia-tv-film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice (Australian Playhouse)
"The Voice" is the 21st television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series ''Australian Playhouse''. "The Voice" was written by Kenneth Hayles and originally aired on ABC on 5 September 1966. Plot Max Reagan is having an affair with Cathy, wife of his partner Don Garfield. It ends and eight years later Max returns to the Garfields with a gun demanding a debt be repaid. Cast * Ed Devereaux as Max Reagan * Ron Haddrick as Don Garfield * Lyn James Lyn James (13 November 1929 – 31 May 2017), credited also as Marilyn James, was a Welsh-born actress of stage and screen and director, who became known for her career in England and later Australia, particularly as receptionist Helen Gordon in ... as Cathy References External links * * * 1966 television plays 1966 Australian television episodes 1960s Australian television plays Australian Playhouse (season 1) episodes {{tv-episode-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Write Me A Murder
''Write Me a Murder'' is a mystery play in three acts by Frederick Knott, which premiered on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre on October 26, 1961, presented by the Compass Productions, Inc., directed by George Schaefer, stage design by Warren Clymer, costume design by Noel Taylor. It ran for 196 performances, closing on April 14, 1962 at the Belasco Theatre. Plot The play tells the story of the brothers Clive and David Rodingham, who inherit the family fortune upon the death of their father. They then meet business man Charles and his wife Julie, a would-be thriller writer. Charles is anxious to work with the brothers on property deals, and so encourages David, who is also a writer, to co-write a murder story with Julie. It isn’t long before the two concoct the perfect crime, which twisted into a reality. Original production ''Write Me a Murder'' opened at the Belasco Theater on October 24, 1961, and it ran for 196 performances. Original Cast * James Donald as The Hon. David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Squad (TV Series)
''Ghost Squad'', known as ''G.S.5'' for its third series, was a crime drama series that ran between 1961 and 1964, about an elite division of Scotland Yard. In each episode the Ghost Squad would investigate cases that fell outside the scope of normal police work. Despite the show and characters being fictional, an actual division did exist within the Metropolitan Police at the time. Inspiration for the series was taken from a book of the same title written by John Gosling, a retired police officer and former member of the real-life squad it is based on. This squad operated only in London, but the members of the fictional team travel all over Europe, sometimes to fictitious countries. As was common practice at the time, most of the foreign settings are depicted by combining stock footage with scenes shot on sets, in this case at Independent Artists Studios at Beaconsfield and Associated British Elstree Studios. The music for the show was by Philip Green. The show was produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Spot (1958 Film)
''Blind Spot'' is a 1958 British drama film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Robert MacKenzie, Delphi Lawrence, Gordon Jackson, John Le Mesurier, and Michael Caine. Plot Laid up in a military hospital waiting for an operation, U.S. Army Captain Dan Adams, has lost his sight due to a head injury. While his doctors are waiting for his injury to heal before proceeding, Adams is driven off the base to a party but is dropped off at the wrong address. Entering the house, he stumbles over a body and startles the killers Rushford and Schrieder. Realising Adams is blind, they knock him out and throw him down a flight of stairs. When Adams revives back in the same hospital, his tale of murder seems implausible, as no evidence of a crime is found. After regaining his eyesight, Adams finds himself framed on a diamond-smuggling charge. He sets out to track down the real thieves, pretending that he is still blind in order to catch them off guard. Encountering an aircraft mechanic and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hideout (1956 Film)
Hideout may refer to: Entertainment * ''Hideout'' (film), a 1949 American thriller film directed by Philip Ford * ''The Hideout'' (1956 film), a 1956 British crime film directed by Peter Graham Scott * ''The Hideout'' (film), a 2007 film by Pupi Avati * ''Hideout'' (album), a 2008 album by Film School * ''Hideout'' (manga), a 2010 psychological horror manga by Kakizaki Masasumi * ''Hideout'' (novel), a 2013 novel by Gordon Korman * Hideout Festival, an electronic music festival held in Zrce, Croatia Places * Hideout, Utah, a town in Wasatch County, Utah, United States * The Hideout, Pennsylvania, a private community in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States * The Hideout Golf Club, a public golf course in Monticello, Utah, United States * The Hideout Inn Hideout Chicago, also known as Hideout Inn, is a music venue and former factory bar located in an industrial area between the Lincoln Park and Bucktown neighborhoods of Chicago in the Elston Avenue Industrial Corri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Appointment
''Final Appointment'' is a 1954 British comedy thriller film directed by Terence Fisher, and starring John Bentley, Eleanor Summerfield and Hubert Gregg. It also features Arthur Lowe, later to become famous for his portrayal of Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army, in an early role. It was shot at Walton Studios outside London. The film was produced by Francis Searle for ACTFilms, and was released in the U.S. as ''The Last Appointment''. A sequel, ''Stolen Assignment'', also featuring sleuthing journalists Mike Billings and Jenny Drew, appeared the following year. Synopsis A former soldier who was court-martialled during the Second World War sets out to murder the officers who passed sentence on him. After the lawyer who acted for the prosecution at the court martial receives threatening letters a newspaper reporter and his wisecracking girlfriend try to track down the killer. Cast * John Bentley as Mike Billings * Eleanor Summerfield as Jenny Drew * Hubert Gregg as Hartnell * L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
