Paradise of Cheats

Paradise of Cheats
Genre	drama serial
Running time	60 mins
Country of origin	Australia
Language	English
Written by	Morris West
Produced by	Morris West
Recording studio	Melbourne
Original release	18 December 1949 –; 1950

Genredrama serial

Running time60 mins^[1]

Country of originAustralia

LanguageEnglish

Paradise of Cheats is a 1949 Australian radio serial by Morris West.^[2]

It was recorded in 15 minute episodes but during its original broadcast four of these were put together to make one hour episodes. The Herald said "Interest is well sustained because the script Is excellent."^[3]

The Adelaide News said "Semi-documentary treatment helps what promises to be a better-than average thriller."^[4]

The Sunday Mail called it "an excellent presentation of its kind."^[5]

The series was popular and was repeated in 1953.^[6]

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v t e Works by Morris West
Novels	Gallows on the Sand (1956) Kundu (1956) The Big Story (1957) The Second Victory (1958) The Devil's Advocate (1959) Daughter of Silence (1961) The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963) The Ambassador (1965) The Tower of Babel (1968) Summer of the Red Wolf (1971) The Salamander (1973) Harlequin (1974) The Navigator (1976) Proteus (1979) The Clowns of God (1981) The World Is Made of Glass (1983) Cassidy (1986) Masterclass (1988) Lazarus (1990) The Ringmaster (1991) The Lovers (1993) Vanishing Point (1996) Eminence (1996) The Last Confession (2000)
Novels under pseudonyms	Moon in My Pocket (1945) McCreary Moves In (1958) The Naked Country (1960)
Non-fiction	Children of the Sun (1957)
Film/TV Adaptations	McCreary Moves In (1957) (TV) Children of the Sun (1961) (TV) The Crooked Road (1965) The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) The Devil's Advocate (1977) The Salamander (1981) The Naked Country (1985) The Second Victory (1987)
Radio	The Curtain Rises (1946) The Mask of Marius Melville (1946) Burtons of Banner Street (1947) On the Danube (1948) Dick Barton - Secret Agent Experiment with Time Trumpets in the Dawn (1949) Paradise of Cheats (1949) The Prince of Peace (1950) The Apostle of Peace (1951) The Affairs of Harlequin (1951) White Marriage (1951) The Enchanted Island (1952) The Dreaming City (1952) Secret Mountain (1953) Mystery of Henriette (1953) Man of Two Tribes (1953) Special Assignment (1953) Fire of Etna (1953) The Golden Road (1954) The Dambusters (1954) The Great Escape (1954) There is a Santa Claus (1954) Reach for the Sky (1955) Genesis in Juddsville (1955) The Illusionists (1955) The White Tower (1955) The White Rabbit (1955) Gallows on the Sand (1956) The Big Story (1958)
Plays	The Illusionists (1955) The Devil's Advocate (1961) Daughter of Silence (1962) The Heretic (1970) The World Is Made of Glass (1984)

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