The Sponge Room (1964)

Directed by

Patrick Barton

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a TV adaptation of a stage play about characters in a sponging house. It follows their interactions in a confined setting.

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What happens

The Sponge Room is an Australian television film which aired in 1964 on ABC. Produced in Melbourne, it aired in a 50-minute time-slot and was an adaptation of an overseas stage play, written by Willis Hall and Keith Waterhouse. It is not known if a copy of the television film still exists, given the wiping of the era. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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