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The Court of Angels

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The Court of Angels
Genredrama play
Running time60 mins[1] (8:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Written byCoral Lansbury
Directed byFrank Zeppel
Recording studioMelbourne
Original releaseMay 17, 1959 (1959-05-17)

The Court of Angels is a 1959 Australian radio drama by Coral Lansbury. It went for 60 minutes.[2]

It was one of Lansbury's final plays.[3]

Premise

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According to ABC Weekly "The main characters are New Guinea-born Australians. There is Dr. lan Fleming, an uncompromising idealist “Court of Angels.” The Flemings' mountain bungalow, is infiltrated by the Japanese, and insists that he must tend to anyone who needs him, even the enemy. [4]

Cast

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  • Brian James as Ian Fleming
  • Mary Disney as Jane Fleming
  • John Morgan as Geoff
  • Hugh McDemott as Bill
  • Sydney Conabere as Stan
  • John Godfrey as Griff
  • Keith Dare as Japanese soldier

References

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  1. ^ "Advertising". The Canberra Times. Vol. 33, no. 9, 291. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 May 1959. p. 13. Retrieved 27 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Sunday May 17", ABC Weekly, 21 (19), Sydney, 13 May 1959, retrieved 27 September 2023 – via Trove
  3. ^ "Radio guide". The Age. 14 May 1959. p. 30.
  4. ^ "Doctor's Dilemma", ABC Weekly, 21 (19), Sydney, 13 May 1959, retrieved 27 September 2023 – via Trove