''Joseph Proctor's Money'' is a 1951 British television play.
It was based on a 1948 novel by W. H. Lane Crauford. It was the first of Crauford's novels to be adapted for television and some rehearsals took place at Robert Beatty's house due to a flue epidemic. The adaptation was by Rex Rineits dubbed by the ''Evening Standard'' as "TV's rising star of 1950."
Premise
Sam Karsh told the police that his first wife. Poppy, had run off to South Africa with his twin brother George. That was a story which needed looking into a little more closely.
Cast
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Robert Beatty
Robert Rutherford Beatty (19 October 1909 – 3 March 1992) was a Canadian actor who worked in film, television and radio for most of his career and was especially known in the UK.
Early years
Beatty was born in Hamilton, Ontario, the son of ...
as George Marsh/Sam Marsh
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Moira Lister
Moira Lister Gachassin-Lafite, Viscountess of Orthez (6 August 192327 October 2007) was a South African-British film, stage and television actress and writer.
Early life
Born in Cape Town to Major James Lister and Margaret (née Hogan), Liste ...
as Poppy Marsh
*Jack Lambert as Inspector Kneller
*Kevin Stoney as Sergeant Thondey
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Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman (22 August 1925 – 5 April 2020) was an English actress and singer, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in '' The Avengers''Aaker, Everett (2006). ''Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. ...
as Ruth Marsh
Reception
The ''Evening Standard'' called it "a well told surprise packet of mystery" although "marred" by "a hacking cough off stage" during the broadcast." ''The Daily Telegraph'' wrote "it was all over in 20 minutes but somehow kept going on."
Radio adaptation
Rex Rienits also adapted the play for radio which aired on the BBC 1951.
This adaptation was performed on Australian radio in 1954.
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References
External links
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''Joseph Proctor's Money''at Genome
Works by Rex Rienits
1951 television plays