I was introduced to a whole host of classic black-and-white films in those days, like Frank Capra's It Happened One Night, William Wyler's Roman Holiday, Universal's iconic monsters, and, of course, many of Hitchcock's indelible favorites. Every Sunday afternoon, I would sit in front of our 25" Zenith console television, which was considered massive at the time, with the fake wood paneling all around and decorative metal handles along the bottom. But every time I watch this magnificent psychological thriller, I'm instantly whisked away to the 1980s. It was the TV debut of Don Crosby.Some of my favorite childhood movie-loving memories are forever associated with Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt, which is not the central reason for the high rating, just to be clear. They also have to learn to cut down on gestures, to get their meaning across in the space encompassed by theĭesmonde Downing, one of the leading theatre designers at the time, did the sets. They don't want to hear his emotions shouted at them they want to see and hear at normal pitch. Televiewers in their own living rooms won't accept this convention at all. Theatre audiences accept without question the convention that allows an actor to say 'I love you,' projecting his voice so that it is heard in the back row of the gods. TV actors have to forget all the traditions of the stage. ABC's head of drama Neil Hutchinson told the press:
Originally shown live in Sydney on 5 June 1957, it was kinescoped, and shown in Melbourne on 5 July 1957. It was the second hour-long "live" drama ever broadcast on the ABC. July 1957 ( 1957-07) (Melbourne) (taped) Ī version for television aired on Australian broadcaster ABC. 1957 Australian TV series or program The Shadow of Doubt
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