Captain Carvallo

Summary

1956 Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of Captain Carvallo by Denis Cannan.

Theatre play

Captain Carvallo by Denis Cannan [more information]

Play synopsis

Comedy. The action of the play takes place in a farmhouse on disputed territory, in the last summer of a long war. The story is of a philandering young army officer.

Production history

First performed at the Bristol Old Vic in March 1950. It was a popular success when it opened at the St James Theatre, London on 9 August 1950.

Date of transmission

Monday 2 January 1956

Time

8.00-9.30pm

Channel

ITV

Production company

Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)

Credits

Director

David Boisseau

Playwright

Denis Cannan

Adapted for Television by

Denis Cannan

Sets / Settings

John Clements (1910-1988)

Cast

Maureen Davis	Anni
David Horne	The Baron
Mervyn Johns	Caspar Darde
Sam Kydd	Private Gross
Laurence Payne	Captain Carvallo
Ann Todd	Smilja Darde
Richard Wattis	Professor Winke

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

comedy; military / army / navy / air-force; wartime, as theme or setting

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 30 December 1955 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 17