[1] Rod Taylor starred in the original production, recording in Sydney under the dircection of Eric John.
[3] The Age praised the effects saying the production "was notable for its hooting cars, its roaring trains, its hastily applied brakes and screeching tyres.
"[4] The Brisbane Telegraph said "I wouldn't have believed a seasoned writer like Edmund Baclay could conceive anything so unconvincing, so utterly corny, nor John Cairns rise to such heights of bad production as displayed last night in the A.B.C.
"[5] ABC Weekly said "it lacked conviction because we were not adequately prepared for the murder that took place.
"[6] Mark Lacey is an English ornithologist whose work took him away on frequent trips photographing birds, leaving his wife Carol at home alone.