The Crater (TV play)
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| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 mins (9:30 pm – 10:30 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 2FC |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Directed by | Frank Harvey |
| Recording studio | Sydney |
| Original release | January 23, 1948 |
The Crater is a 1948 Australian radio play by Sumner Locke Elliot that was later adapted for American television.[1]
Bert Turner is the new schoolteacher for the town of Tooraburra. Herb Curtis, the shire councillor and president of the school P and C, takes him out to visit a nearby crater. It makes Turner uneasy and it seems to be bottomless. Curtis brings Turner home for a cup of tea and to meet Curtis' wife Amy. Their marriage is in trouble, due to the loss of their child in an accident some years ago. Also Curtis is having an affair with Tessie Durkin.
Town gossip Mrs Button tells Turner that Amy has left to join her sister. However Amy never reaches the sister and suspicion begins to mount that Curtis may have killed her. Turner realises he gave Curtis the idea to throw Amy down the crater.
Turner confronts Curtis at the crater and Curtis tries to kill him but is overpowered. Curtis kills himself. The body of Amy Curtis is never recovered, but that of a dead missing Aboriginal girl is.