They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful (1959)

Directed by

David Cahill

Genre

comedy film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a live television comedy from 1959 about something that is big blue and beautiful. It was part of a series of monthly plays and was the first one based on an original Australian script.

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What happens

"They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful" is an Australian television movie, or rather a live television play, which aired live on 27 June 1959 in Sydney, and on 8 August 1959 in Melbourne. It aired as part of Shell Presents, a monthly presentation of standalone productions which aired from 1959 to 1960 on ATN-7 in Sydney and GTV-9 in Melbourne. In contrast with the first three episodes of Shell Presents, which were tragedies, this was a comedy. It was also the first based on an original Australian script. The production was broadcast live in Sydney and later shown in Melbourne via a video-tape recording. Then Governor General William Slim was present at the live broadcast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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