Down Under (1927 film)
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Down Under is an Australian feature-length film directed by Harry Southwell. It was the first full-length feature film made in Western Australia.[3] It featured the outback, as well as Perth and Kings Park.
| Down Under | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harry Southwell |
| Starring | Harry Southwell Nancy Mills |
| Cinematography | Lacey Percival Cliff Thomas |
Production company | Anglo-Australian Films |
Release dates | |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Plot
An Australian vagabond, Walter Nobbage, has a series of adventures, including a trotting race meeting, a cattle muster and an aboriginal corroboree. Nobbage's sweetheart dies and he sacrifices his life for the safe her his dead sweetheart's little boy.[4]
Cast
- Harry Southwell
- Nancy Mills
- Ivy Deakin
- Alec Weird[5]
- Mrs Compton
- L Laurence
- J Austin
- G Cotter
- G Temple-Poole
- J Hennessy
- D Brown
- J Southwell
- A Raven
Production
The film was financed by West Australian businessmen and shot in that state at Erlistoun Station, Laverton and Perth.[6][7]
Southwell claimed at the time he had a contract to make six films for distribution in Britain.[8]
It was the first and only production of Anglo-Australian Films.[9]
Release
It premiered on 4 September 1929 in Perth at the Majestic Theatre.[3] The film appears never to have received a commercial release in Britain[9]
Southwell attempted to set up another company in Australia, Western Southwell Productions, aiming to make a £4,000 movie called Gold. This film was never made.[10]
References
External links
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