A Passenger to Bali

The passenger to Bali here is a man who wangles his way on board a cargo ship. Turns out he is a bad egg who no country will tolerate meaning the ship is stuck with him. He seems to be a political troublemaker of some sort.

This curio is an example of a very early TV production. As such it's pretty crudely made with low production values clear for all to see. There are few sets and it was probably filmed live in one take, as this was the way of most of these types of productions back in the early TV days. As such, you have to lower expectations for this one. But even taking this into account, it would still only be fair to say that this tele-play is just a bit too raw and basic to offer much entertainment. It ultimately doesn't even end with much clarity either. In the version I saw, the old commercial breaks were included and I found myself finding these retro sales segments more interesting that the feature itself, which probably says everything really.