Out of Jail
A SERIAL recently begun at 4ZB is "Wind in the Bracken," the story of a man released from prison after a longish sentence. It deals with what
might be termed his rehabilitation. It seems to be very well acted, with the possible exception of the small son who, after all, can’t do much with the sometimes un-childish lines he is given to say. Another character, a woman, is asked to stand and deliver somewhat as follows: "If you won't do it for’ your own sake, then do it for England’s sake -she is facing the greatest crisis in her history!" and it is a good: actress who can make that sort of thing sound spontaneous. Parts of the serial sound very good, however, and if it avoids such patriotic pitfalls‘as the above, it should be popular. The theme is a promising one, which could stand dramatic treatment, and it remains to be seen whether the author will get more out of it than the present rather Warwick-Deeping-ish episodes seem to indicate.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 341, 4 January 1946, Page 10
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174Out of Jail New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 341, 4 January 1946, Page 10
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