The Young Victoria (1963 film)
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Ric Hutton
| The Young Victoria | |
|---|---|
 Ad in The Age 27 Mar 1963 | |
| Based on | the play Victoria Regina by Laurence Housman |
| Directed by | Alan Burke |
| Starring | Lola Brooks Ric Hutton |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 mins[1] |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 27 March 1963 (Sydney, Melbourne)[2][3] |
The Young Victoria is an Australian television film of 1963 which aired on ABC on 27 March 1963. Based on the play Victoria Regina, it is a 60-minute drama about the courtship and marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert. It stars Lola Brooks as Victoria and Ric Hutton as Albert.[4][5][6]
The production was reduced to four vignettes. It was sponsored by the International ' Theatre Institute, the drama-wing of-UNESCO, to celebrate World Theatre day.[7] It was shown on the same day in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide to celebrate the day.[8]
The courtship of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Cast
- Lola Brooks as Victoria
- Ric Hutton as Albert
- Anne Beecher
- Jasmine Greenfield as Lady Jane
- Benita Harvey
- Jessica Noad as a duchess
- Alastair Roberts
- Frank Taylor
- Judith Thompson
- Vaughan Tracey
- Rhod Walker as Ernest, Albert's brother
Production
Douglas Smith did the sets.[9]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald gave the film a mixed review, calling it "mildly entertaining and agreeably presented" but also "these excerpts did not succeed in amounting to a play... it was all rather like a musical comedy without the music".[10]
The Age gave it a mixed review.[11]
The Bulletin gave the production "three cheers".[12]
