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The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):
'DAPHNE: About 40. Tall, plump, shapely. Sweet, weak personality - easily influenced by a person like her friend Doris.
'DORIS: About 45. (Must be a little older than Daphne) Slim, wiry - noticeably shorter than Daphne. A strong, decisive character. Having made a decision - nothing will shake her. Is prepared to induce someone else to commit a murder from which she herself will reap financial benefit.
'ALFRED: Late sixties - thin, weak - with bad heart - but despite his age and physical disability, still very enthusiastic about sex. A miser by nature.
'RUTH: Elderly - a little younger than Alfred. Has long been in love with Alfred who jilted her in favour of younger, more voluptuous Daphne.
'VALERIE HILLIS: About 20. Attractive - looks and sounds like a street walker; but has a chastity complex.
'LORNA FOSTER: About same age as Valerie - well mannered, well educated, cries easily. She is the opposite of Valerie, although she doesn't look like a tramp, she is one. A sentimental tramp - falls in love with every man. (When she loses her temper, her inner self surfaces. Becomes loud and loses her good manners.)
'KEN THORNTON: Early 20's - tough 'alley playboy' with tattoos on his arms. Indifferent to people and the world (not cynical) Has a sense of humour.
[Note: the inverted commas around 'alley playboy' have been added in black ink.]
'SUE (RECEPTIONIST): Kind, sensitive, warm-hearted girl - early 30's.
'EVANS: A young detective.
'PRIEST:
'2 GRAVEDIGGERS:
'TAXI DRIVER: ACTUAL.
'LADY MOURNER:
'GENTLEMAN MOURNER:
'MAN: EXTRA.'
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This entry has been compiled from archival research in the Crawford Collection (AFI Research Collection), undertaken by Dr Catriona Mills under the auspices of the 2012 AFI Research Collection (AFIRC) Research Fellowship.