Crime Plays
FTER reading in print a terse note which I had penned for these columns about the prevalence of crimeplays, and reading elsewhere the satisfactory news that the BBC has issued orders for the soft-pedalling of subjects dealing with crime and violence, I guiltily listened to a thriller. of the rather macabre type by John Gundry, and enjoyed it very much. The title should have warned me what to expect -I Killed Alexander Collins. But it was an NZBS production, and that was enough to make me tune in and risk the effect of yet another crime-play. However, this one was quite good enough to escape any ban that might be’ placed on such plays. It was wellwritten, well-acted and _ well-produced. It placed no undue accent on the horrific side of its subject (suicide and the dope traffic), except, perhaps justifiably, at the very end. It firmly maintained the moral that crime doesn’t pay. But the thing it did accent was the amazing
versatility of John Gundry, whose name attached to.any play is now enough to attract most listeners. His prolific output is something to be thankful for. We could do with many more people capable of finding good subjects and turning them into good plays.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 501, 28 January 1949, Page 9
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207Crime Plays New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 501, 28 January 1949, Page 9
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