Curly on the Rack is a 1958 Australian play by set in Rabaul after World War II. Pullan was an experienced radio writer. The play came about from a discussion Pullan had with a friend about treasure left behind in the war. It was presented by the Elizabethan Theatre Trust at a time when production of Australian plays was rare. It was considered a disappointment after their successful productions of The Shifting Heart and Summer of the Seventeenth Doll. Nonetheless the play was adapted for Australian radio in 1960.