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His Excellency (1958 film)
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Wikipedia article
'His Excellency' is a 1958 Australian television film.
It was based on a play which had been previously adapted into a 1952 film, 'His Excellency'.
The play was performed in Australia in 1953.
Plot
An ex-docker is appointed governor of a British island colony.
Cast
*Stewart Ginn as the Governor
* Harvey Adams
* Lola Brooks
*Ric Hutton
*John Juson
*Eric Reiman
*John Tate
* Owen Weingott
Production
It was Stewart Ginn's first appearance in a TV play. It was directed by Alan Burke who had just done 'Rose without a Thorn' for the ABC and directed 'Look Back in Anger' on stage for the Elizabethan Theatre Trust. Burke went on to become one of the ABC"s leading directors.
See also
*List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)
References
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