The Other Side of Sundown
The Other Side of Sundown is a 1945 Australian radio play by Catherine Duncan.[1] The play was written to fund the Fourth Victory Loan.[2][3]
It starred William Christensen, a real RAAF pilot, as a RAAF pilot, and Neva Carr Glynn.[4] Duncan and Lionel Shave directed.[5][6]
Premise[edit]
An Australian pilot marries a Canadian girl and brings her home.
Reception[edit]
ABC Weekly said "Much of the play (and all of the closing scene) was pure propaganda; but it was good propaganda."[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "PRIZE-WINNING PLAY TO BE BROADCAST". Northern Star. New South Wales, Australia. 29 September 1945. p. 5. Retrieved 22 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ONLY HALF OF LOAN OBJECTIVE RECEIVED". The Canberra Times. Vol. 20, no. 5773. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 October 1945. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THIS WEEK'S RADIO FEATURES". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 6 October 1945. p. 11. Retrieved 22 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Here, There & Everywhere". The Sun News-pictorial. No. 7186. Victoria, Australia. 6 October 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 22 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SUNDAY", ABC Weekly, 7 (40 (6 October 1945)), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1402077289, retrieved 22 March 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Advertising". The Advocate (Australia). Tasmania, Australia. 3 October 1945. p. 1 (Edition 2). Retrieved 22 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Good Loan Show", ABC Weekly, 7 (42 (20 October 1945)), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1402305714, retrieved 22 March 2024 – via Trove