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The Wraith (1957)

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A live television comedy from 1957 about a ghostly character. It was originally broadcast as a play on Australian ABC television and is based on an earlier radio script.

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What happens

The Wraith is a live television comedy play presented on Australian television in 1957. Broadcast on ABC, it was originally telecast in Sydney, and shown in Melbourne via a kinescope recording. It was made at a time when Australian drama was rare. Duration was 30 minutes, in black and white. It was written by W. Graeme-Holder, and had previously been presented on radio during the 1930s. It is not known if the kinescope recording of the television version is still extant. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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