Paper Roses

The story

Facing retirement, elderly journalist Clarence Hubbard reflects on the pointlessness of a life wasted writing banal tabloid human interest, animal, and crime stories. Rather than go quietly to tend roses in a garden, Hubbard begins a series of violent actions not unlike those described in tabloids, and this is heightened by inter cutting tabloid headlines between scenes. Throughout, there are occasional shots of a television critic who watches this very play as it unfolds, and he writes a negative review filled with cleverly phrased but bitter invective.

Cast & crew

Bill MaynardClarence Hubbard

Donald GeeJohn Chart

Aimée DelamainMrs Hubbard

John CarsonJoe

Dudley Jones

Dudley JonesThe Critic

Desmond Perry

Desmond PerryHarold Bladdy

Joe GladwinMessenger