''Gaslight'' is a 1958 television play broadcast by the

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based on the 1938 play ''

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'' by Patrick Hamilton. It starred Beverley Dunn.

Plot

Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman, Bella Manningham, moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if means driving his wife insane.

Cast

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as Bella Manningham * Brian James as Manningham * John Morgan as Inspector Rough *

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as Elizabeth * Judith Godden as Nancy the housemaid * Neville Thurgood as police constable

Production

William Sterling came down from Sydney to direct. It was the eleventh play to be performed live on Melbourne television – the others were ''

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'', '' The Twelve Pound Look'', '' Holiday in Biarritz'', '' Fair Passenger'', '' The Right Person'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Sound of Thunder'' and ''

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''. It was one of a number of TV performances given by Dunn, others including ''

'', '' The Lark'', ''

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'' and '' Fair Passenger''.

Reception

The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' said the "production was well received by viewers and critics in Melbourne."

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