The Skin of Our Teeth is a 1959 Australian television play based on the play by Thorton Wilder. It starred John Ewart.
The story of life on Earth as lived by Mr and Mrs Antrobus; their two children; and their maid, Sabina.
The film was directed by Alan Burke, who had directed a production of Skin of Our Teeth on stage in Canberra in 1953 and had spent a day talking to Wilder in the US at the latter's New Haven home. Burke had met him through a letter of introduction while on a UNESCO scholarship. Burke considered the meeting with Wilder one of the most important of his life.
"He is the most knowledgeable man I've ever met," said Burke. "He is a great humanist and has great faith in mankind."
Two sets were used: one for the Antrobus house the other for Atlantic City boardwalk.
Burke said although the play had "tiny ratings... it represented the big break-through in the production of television plays."