The Proposal (1957 film)

The Proposal is a 1957 Australian television play based on the play A Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov. It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare and mostly adaptations of overseas shows.

Plot
In the 1880s a suitor tries to propose to an attractive girl under the eye of her father. The suitor keeps saying the wrong thing.

Cast

 * Paul Bacon as the suitor
 * Douglas Kelly as the father
 * Bettine Kauffmann as the girl

Production
It was filmed in Melbourne using popular radio actors of the time.

Chris Muir recalled the air-conditioning broke down in the studio and the actors came close to fainting.