The Shadow of Sam Poo
1930 Australian radio play
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The Shadow of Sam Poo is a 1930 Australian radio play about bushranger Sam Poo by James J. Donnelly.[2] It was the first in a series of plays about bushrangers.[3] The play was a rare dramatisation of a Chinese Australia for the time. It was also one of the first Australian radio dramas, which gathered fame quickly
| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 mins[1] (9:03 pm – 9:33 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Home station | 2BL |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | James J. Donnelly |
| Original release | March 3, 1930 |
The play aired in March 1930 on the ABC and went for 30 minutes.[4]
Premise
The play follows Sam Poo, a Chinese man who becomes a bushranger in Australia.[5]
Cast
- Bryson Taylor
- James Donnelly
- Wilfrid Thomas
- Sam Jones