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''The Proposal'' is a 1957 Australian television play based on the play ''
A Marriage Proposal ''A Marriage Proposal'' (sometimes translated as simply ''The Proposal'', russian: Предложение, translit=Predlozheniye, italic=yes) is a One-act play, one-act farce by Anton Chekhov, written in 1888–1889 and first performed in 1890. ...
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Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...
. It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare and mostly adaptations of overseas shows.


Plot

In the 1880s a suitor tries to propose to an attractive girl under the eye of her father. The suitor keeps saying the wrong thing.


Cast

*Paul Bacon as the suitor *Douglas Kelly as the father *Bettine Kauffmann as the girl


Production

It was filmed in Melbourne using popular radio actors of the time. Chris Muir recalled the air-conditioning broke down in the studio and the actors came close to fainting.


See also

*
List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s) A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...


References


External links

* 1950s Australian television plays 1957 television plays {{Australia-tv-film-stub