Learning on ScreenThe Case of the Frightened Lady
- Summary
- BBC production of Edgar Wallace’s thriller The Case of the Frightened Lady. Cathleen Nesbitt had played the part of Lady Lebanon in the original stage production in 1931 and in the film version.
- Theatre play
- The Case of the Frightened Lady by Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Tuesday 12 July 1938
- Time
- 3.00-4.15pm
- Channel
- BBC Television
- Production company
- BBC
Credits
- Producer
- Michael Barry
- Playwright
- Edgar Wallace (1875-1932)
- Cast
Additional details
- Origination
- Live from studio
- Vision original
- Monochrome
- Later transmissions
- Presented again at 9.10pm on Wednesday 20 July 1938
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- murder; thriller
Print sources
- Title
- From the Palace to the Grove (Book)
- Author/creator
- Michael Barry (Author)
- Reference
- London: Royal Television Society, 1992
- Linking notes
- p. 33, with comments on the production
- Title
- Other Broadcasting Stations (Newspaper listing)
- Reference
- The Manchester Guardian, 12 July 1938, p. 2
- Title
- Radio Times, 15 July 1938 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- picture of stage production, p. 18
- Title
- Radio Times, 8 July 1938 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- listing, p. 16 and article p. 15
- Title
- Television (Newspaper review)
- Author/creator
- E. H. R. (Reviewer)
- Reference
- The Observer, 24 July 1938, p. 3
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