Monday, May 04, 2020

Script review - "Close to the Roof" by Rex Rienits (1960)

A 1960 TV play Rienits, a copy of which is in the National Archives of Australia. It's a strong basic set up - two crims hide out after a robbery in the attic of an old Greek. There's some awful on the nose expository dialogue to start things off with the two kids of the old Greek but it picks up - all the characters are distinct, I like how it touches on the immigrant wishing he was at home, and it builds until the final shoot out. You actually didn't need to cut away to pool halls. Dramatically very sound.

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