As You Are (television film)

For the album by Jason Lancaster, see As You Are (album).

As You Are
Written by	Hugh Mills Wells Root
Starring	Paul Bacon
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Running time	90 mins[1]
Production company	ABC
Original release
Release	4 June 1958 (1958-06-04) (Melbourne, live)
Release	30 July 1958 (1958-07-30) (Sydney)[2]

As You Are is an Australian television play which aired in 1958 on ABC. The play was telecast live in Melbourne and kinescoped for showing in Sydney (these were the only two Australian cities with TV at the time).[3] It is adapted from the 1939 West End play As You Are by Hugh Mills and Wells Root.

Plot

An underwear salesman from northern England becomes involved with a confidence man from the Continent.

Cast

• Paul Bacon
• Georgina Batterham
• Max Bruch
• Agnes Dobson
• Laurie Lange
• George Ogilvie
• Fred Parslow

Production

The play starred Paul Bacon an English actor living in Australia.[4]

See also

• List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)

References

1. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 July 1958. p. 12.
2. "All the TV". ABC Weekly. 30 July 1958. p. 34.
3. "Television Guide". The Age. 30 May 1958. p. 16.
4. "English Actor in "Live" Play". The Age. 30 May 1958. p. 12.

External links

• As You Are at IMDb