form y separately published work icon The Grey Nurse Said Nothing single work   film/TV   crime   thriller  
Issue Details: First known date: 1959... 1959 The Grey Nurse Said Nothing
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Inspired by the unsolved 'Shark Arm case' in Sydney, Australia, in 1935, when a captured tiger shark regurgitated a tottooed human arm that proved to have been severed by a knife.

A contemporary review of this production in the New York Times reads:

'A drama based on an Australian murder trial provided a suspenseful telecast on "Playhouse 90" over Channle 2 last night.

'Sumner Locke Elliott's play, "The Grey Nurse Said Nothing," told by flashback narrative of a grisly murder trial that remained unsolved for thirteen years.

'The eventual solution of the crime of passion involved an unexpected development that gave the drama a diverting climax. A predominantly British cast gave uniformly good performances in this Fred Coe production, directed by Ronald Winston.

'The players included Hugh Griffith as a philosophical parson who told the story, Ann Todd an unhappy wife, Michael David, a murder suspect, Angela Lansbury, a teacher with the key to the crime, and Patricia Cutts, a friendly barmaid.'

Source:

'Murder Trail Is Basis for Suspenseful Show', New York Times, 27 November 1959, p.59.

Notes

  • Television play.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Los Angeles, California,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      CBS ,
      1959 .
      Extent: 90min.p.
      Description: Black-and-white; sound
      Series: form y separately published work icon Playhouse 90 Los Angeles : CBS , 1956-1960 6462944 1956 series - publisher film/TV

      American anthology television series.

      Number in series: 4.05
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