Uncle Martino
1960 Australian TV series or program
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Uncle Martino is a 1960 Australian television play. It was directed by Christopher Muir from a play by Guido Cantini.[5][6]
Written byVictor Rietti
Music byWilliam Fitzwater
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
| Uncle Martino | |
|---|---|
Ad from the Age 24 Aug 1960 | |
| Written by | Victor Rietti |
| Music by | William Fitzwater |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Christopher Muir |
| Running time | 60 mins[1] |
| Production company | Australian Broadcasting Commission |
| Original release | |
| Release | 24 August 1960 (Melbourne, live)[2][3] |
| Release | 9 November 1960 (Sydney, taped)[4] |
Premise
In an Italian village, a family is unsure if Uncle Martino is a millionaire or a pauper.[7]
Cast
- Don Crosby as Martino
- Peter O'Shaughnessy as Salvi
- Barbara Brandon as Ameila
- Moira Carleton as Mansueta
- Kira Daniels as Gina
- Collins Hilton as Procaccia
- Paul Karo as Silvio
- Dennis Miller as Michel
- Joy Mitchell as Viola
- Ron Pinnell as Ghigo
- Wyn Roberts as Trulla
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald thought that the production "lacked the sheer relish in character-drawing and good humoured gusto that would have made it more than a rather laboured dissection of cupidity."[8]
