Uncle Martino Explained

Uncle Martino is a 1960 Australian television play. It was directed by Christopher Muir from a play by Guido Cantini.^{[5] [6]}

Premise

In an Italian village, a family is unsure if Uncle Martino is a millionaire or a pauper.^[7]

Cast

• Don Crosby as Martino
• Peter O'Shaughnessy as Salvi
• Barbara Brandon as Ameila
• Moira Carleton as Mansueta
• Kira Daniels as Gina
• Collins Hilton as Procaccia
• Paul Karo as Silvio
• Dennis Miller as Michel
• Joy Mitchell as Viola
• Ron Pinnell as Ghigo
• Wyn Roberts as Trulla

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald thought that the production "lacked the sheer relish in character-drawing and good humoured gusto that would have made it more than a rather laboured dissection of cupidity."^[8]

Notes and References

1. News: TV Guide. 18 August 1960. 35. The Age.
2. News: The Age. Violin Theme for Play. 18 August 1960. 13.
3. News: ABV-2 Retains Wednesday Spot. The Age. 11 August 1960. 14.
4. News: TV Guide. 7 November 1960. Sydney Morning Herald. 18.
5. Stephen. Vagg. 60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s. Filmink. February 18, 2019.
6. News: The Age. Comedy Lampoons Greedy Relatives. 18 August 1960. 14.
7. News: Comedy Lampoons Greedy Relatives. The Age Supplement. 18 August 1960. 2.
8. News: Sydney Morning Herald. November 10, 1960. Italian Play On Television. 15.