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Script cover page (Crawford Collection at the AFI Research Collection)
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Issue Details: First known date: 1969... 1969 Love Story
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The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):

'MARIA BOMPANI Under 20, Italian accent. Fanatic catholic. Very much in love with a young playboy who has left her for somebody else. Decides to kill him and after that - herself.

'FATHER GILBERT In his forties, sensitive, strong. An ex-dreamer and ex-misfit. Formerly a bombardier in the Korean war, where he came to know Mackay.

'JOHN REYNOLDS A mechanic - early twenties. Shy. In love with Maria - but will never tell her. Loses his voice every time he talks to her and therefore has to constantly clear his throat.

'TONY HEWITT (Driver) 20's - very good looking - Mother's boy. Owns boutique where Maria works. Has to constantly prove himself with girls - but the real love of his life is his car. Turns ugly when he doesn't get what he wants.

'MRS. REYNOLDS Maria's landlady. Middle-forties. Good looking - lively, warm. Strong, bossy personality. Knows life and men. (John's mother.)

'PAWNBROKER

'BARTHOLOMEW 20's. Very gay, effeminate young man. Very interested in Tony's love life.

'MR. GARRONE 40's - 50's. A widower who doesn't grieve for his wife. Bad tempered, no sympathy for his daughter.

'BARMAID Barmaid and prbstitute [sic], in her 40's. Heavy, "dressed in full traditional regalia". Sour and suspicious.

'ANA A girl that must look very much like Maria. Same figure and hair.

'SECOND GIRL Young prostitute - A bit dumb. Few lines only. Has a tattoo on her waist.

'AMBROSE Big, sinister, menacing looking thug. Few lines only.

'LUCY Early 20's. Very beautiful. Very intelligent, very sensitive. Thinks she sees through Tony but doesn't expect him to turn violent.

'FRED Same age as Tony and Bartholomew. Fresh and cheeky. Interested in Maria. Like Bartholomew - audience of Tony.

'MRS. HERNANI Middle thirties - very pregnant, neurotic, talkative. Has constant changes of mood. Italian accent essential.'

Notes

  • This entry has been compiled from archival research in the Crawford Collection (AFI Research Collection), undertaken by Dr Catriona Mills under the auspices of the 2012 AFI Research Collection (AFIRC) Research Fellowship.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

      1969 .
      person or book cover
      Script cover page (Crawford Collection at the AFI Research Collection)
      Extent: 74p.
      (Manuscript) assertion
      Note/s:
      • The script is labelled 'Episode HS' on the cover page. According to a notation in the top right-hand corner of the cover page, this script was intended for the technical director.
      • The script is annotated in both black felt pen and blue felt pen. The annotations are primarily adjustments to dialogue (minor deletions or alterations: nothing extensive).
      • The final page includes a list of crew credits:
        Written by Luis Bayonas.
        Edited by Sonia Borg.
        Typed by Shirley Ballard, Christine Rook.
        Checked by Shirley Ballard, Margaret Younger, Hilary Burgess, Christine Rook.
        Duplicated by Jeanette Tilley.
        There is a section following these for 'Producer's Remarks', but it has been left blank.

      Holdings

      Held at: AFI Research Collection
      Local Id: SC HOM : 242
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