Loyalties

Summary: 1960 Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of Loyalties by John Galsworthy.
Theatre play: Loyalties by John Galsworthy (1867-1933) [more information]
Play synopsis: Loyalties deals with a lawyer’s ethical dilemma. ‘The play opens in the country house of Charles Winsor, where a newcomer, Ferdinand de Levis, reports that nearly a thousand pounds has been stolen from his room. A house search, a cross-examination in the home of an English gentleman! Scandal! He openly accuses a fellow guest, Captain Ronald Dancy, D.S.O., known to be hard up but still with blue blood in his veins. Which makes a difference, because de Levis is a Jew and though he has right on his side he soon finds himself up against the clannishness of a society determined to protect one of its members.' (The Scanner, ‘The Gaiety of the "Boltons" ', Radio Times, 30 April 1948, p. 24.)
Production history: Dated to 1922.
Date of transmission: Tuesday 5 April 1960
Time: 9.45-11.15pm
Series: Play of the Week
Channel: ITV
Production company: Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)

Director

David Boisseau

Playwright

John Galsworthy (1867-1933)

Adapted for Television by

Elizabeth Lincoln

Designer

John Clements (1910-1988)

Cast

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