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'''''The Scent of Fear''''' is an Australian live television play which aired in 1960 on [[ABC1|ABC]]. It was originally written for British anthology series ''[[Armchair Theatre]]''. It was written by English writer [[Ted Willis]], adapted from the story "Stowaway" by [[Mary Higgins Clark]], and directed by [[James Upshaw]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W55VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s60DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4879%2C606047|title=TV Guide|date=3 November 1960|newspaper=The Age|page=21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Stowaway on Plan|date=5 September 1960|page=13|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>
'''''The Scent of Fear''''' is television play written by [[Ted Willis]]. It was originally written for British anthology series ''[[Armchair Theatre]]'', adapted from the story "Stowaway" by [[Mary Higgins Clark]]. It was filmed for Australian TV in 1960.

Broadcast live on ABC's Sydney station, it was [[kinescope]]d ("telerecorded") for showing on other ABC stations. Duration was approx. 60 minutes.


==Plot==
==Plot==
A youth in an Iron Curtain country, to escape from police, hides in a plane that is to fly to the UK. An air hostess finds him and he begs her not to turn him in. She has to hide him from various policemen.
A youth in an Iron Curtain country, to escape from police, hides in a plane that is to fly to the UK. An air hostess finds him and he begs her not to turn him in. She has to hide him from various policemen.


==1959 British TV Version==
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==Cast==
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The play was first filmed for British TV in 1959.
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===Cast===
*[[Anthony Quayle]] as Colonel Kralik
*Lorenza Colville as Eva Kralik
*Frederick Schiller as Neumann
*Alexis Chesnakov as Pechka
*[[Neil McCallum]] as Karl Schling
*[[Dorothy Tutin]] as Joan Bridey
*John Carson as Tom Brook
*[[Barrie Cookson]] as Harry Mylner
*Jack Stewart as Dusty Fraser
*Jacqueline Ellis as Peggy Court
*Carl Duering as Sten
*Wolfe Morris as Mueller
*David Ritch as Brandt
*[[Walter Gotell]] as 1st Policeman
*Jan Conrad as 2nd Policeman
==1960 Australian TV Version==
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| title = The Scent of Fear
| series =
| image =
| caption =
| season =
| episode =
| director = [[James Upshaw]]
| teleplay = Ted Willis
| producer =
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| length = 60 mins
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The Australian version was directed by [[James Upshaw]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W55VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s60DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4879%2C606047|title=TV Guide|date=3 November 1960|newspaper=The Age|page=21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Stowaway on Plan|date=5 September 1960|page=13|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> Broadcast live on ABC's Sydney station, it was [[kinescope]]d ("telerecorded") for showing on other ABC stations.

===Cast===
*Max Meldrum as the youth
*Max Meldrum as the youth
*Eric Reiman as policeman
*Eric Reiman as policeman
*Diana Perryman as Joan Bridey, the hostess
*Diana Perryman as Joan Bridey, the hostess
*Owen Weingott as Sten, disguised Communist head of police
*Owen Weingott as Sten, disguised Communist head of police
==Production==
===Production===
The show was filmed at ABC's Sydney studios with exteriors shot at Sydney's Kingsford Smith airport.<ref name="age"/>
The show was filmed at ABC's Sydney studios with exteriors shot at Sydney's Kingsford Smith airport.<ref name="age"/>
==Reception==
===Reception===
[[Sydney Morning Herald]] gave it a mixed review, but noted that ''"Max Meldrum made a superbly terrified fugitive"'' and ''"Owen Weingott was excellent as Sten, the disguised communist head of secret police"''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kvpjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2730%2C2406785|title=Sydney Morning Herald|date=8 September 1960}}</ref>
[[Sydney Morning Herald]] gave it a mixed review, but noted that ''"Max Meldrum made a superbly terrified fugitive"'' and ''"Owen Weingott was excellent as Sten, the disguised communist head of secret police"''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kvpjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2730%2C2406785|title=Sydney Morning Herald|date=8 September 1960}}</ref>
===US Screening===

The play was bought for screening in the US by CBS in 1961 along with another Australian play, ''[[Outpost (1959 TV play)|Outpost]]''.<ref name="age">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19610601&id=bqQRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6958,127060&hl=en|newspaper=The Age|date=1 June 1961|page=12|title=ABC Dramas}}</ref>
The play was bought for screening in the US by CBS in 1961 along with another Australian play, ''[[Outpost (1959 TV play)|Outpost]]''.<ref name="age">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19610601&id=bqQRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6958,127060&hl=en|newspaper=The Age|date=1 June 1961|page=12|title=ABC Dramas}}</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3700604/ ''The Scent of Fear'' on IMDb]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0216183/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_46 1959 British tv version] at [[IMDB]]
*[http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Id%3A343236;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 ''The Scent of Fear''] at [[National Film and Sound Archive]]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3700604/ 1960 Australian ''The Scent of Fear'' on IMDb]
*[http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Id%3A343236;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 1960 Australia ''The Scent of Fear''] at [[National Film and Sound Archive]]
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[[Category:1960 television plays]]
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Revision as of 02:08, 4 March 2017

The Scent of Fear is television play written by Ted Willis. It was originally written for British anthology series Armchair Theatre, adapted from the story "Stowaway" by Mary Higgins Clark. It was filmed for Australian TV in 1960.

Plot

A youth in an Iron Curtain country, to escape from police, hides in a plane that is to fly to the UK. An air hostess finds him and he begs her not to turn him in. She has to hide him from various policemen.

1959 British TV Version

"The Scent of Fear"
Armchair Theatre episode
Directed byJohn Llewellyn Moxey
Teleplay byTed Willis
Original air date1959
List of episodes

The play was first filmed for British TV in 1959.

Cast

  • Anthony Quayle as Colonel Kralik
  • Lorenza Colville as Eva Kralik
  • Frederick Schiller as Neumann
  • Alexis Chesnakov as Pechka
  • Neil McCallum as Karl Schling
  • Dorothy Tutin as Joan Bridey
  • John Carson as Tom Brook
  • Barrie Cookson as Harry Mylner
  • Jack Stewart as Dusty Fraser
  • Jacqueline Ellis as Peggy Court
  • Carl Duering as Sten
  • Wolfe Morris as Mueller
  • David Ritch as Brandt
  • Walter Gotell as 1st Policeman
  • Jan Conrad as 2nd Policeman

1960 Australian TV Version

"The Scent of Fear"
Directed byJames Upshaw
Teleplay byTed Willis
Original air date1960
Running time60 mins

The Australian version was directed by James Upshaw.[1][2] Broadcast live on ABC's Sydney station, it was kinescoped ("telerecorded") for showing on other ABC stations.

Cast

  • Max Meldrum as the youth
  • Eric Reiman as policeman
  • Diana Perryman as Joan Bridey, the hostess
  • Owen Weingott as Sten, disguised Communist head of police

Production

The show was filmed at ABC's Sydney studios with exteriors shot at Sydney's Kingsford Smith airport.[3]

Reception

Sydney Morning Herald gave it a mixed review, but noted that "Max Meldrum made a superbly terrified fugitive" and "Owen Weingott was excellent as Sten, the disguised communist head of secret police".[4]

US Screening

The play was bought for screening in the US by CBS in 1961 along with another Australian play, Outpost.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 3 November 1960. p. 21.
  2. ^ "Stowaway on Plan". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 September 1960. p. 13.
  3. ^ a b "ABC Dramas". The Age. 1 June 1961. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Sydney Morning Herald". 8 September 1960.


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