''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
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References
External links
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1950s Australian television plays
1957 television plays
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