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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 min. 35 sec.) ; 166379910 bytes |
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*Coarse Language and Violence*The story of Australia's J.P 'Jack' McGowan plays like a Hollywood script. An epic romance set against the birth of cinema featuring high adventure, war, fame and great love won and lost. J.P was one of Hollywood's first stunt directors who, with his wife and on screen daredevil Helen Holmes, paved the way for the action adventure blockbusters we know today. Jack was born in the small railway town of Terowie in South Australia. He had been a sailor, stockman, a Boer war hero and an actor before he stumbled into the embryonic film industry in 1912. He was dubbed the 'Railroad Man' due to his specialisation in railway-themed films: the beginning of the action blockbuster genre. At the heart of Stunt Love is of course a love story. Jack's life in the movies was founded on his relationship with wife and 'leading lady' Helen Holmes. Jack's creative zeal was at its peak during his 13 year relationship with this equally dynamic woman. As Hollywood's first stuntwoman Helen was brave and tough, a collaborator willing to risk life and limb to get the best stunt scene. As a director Jack was a pioneer. He forged new rules and created cinema iconography such as the damsel tied to the railway line. Helen broke new ground as a woman, leaping from trains and fist fighting bad guys. Stunt Love tells the story of Jack and Helen, their creative and personal partnership and the birth of an art form that now dominates world culture.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Stunt Love is a Closer Production in association with ABC TV, South Australian Film Corporation and the Adelaide Film Festival. Writer & Director: Matthew Bate; Producer: Caroline Man; Executive Producer: Sophie Hyde. ABC TV Head of Arts & Entertainment: Amanda Duthie |
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Broadcast 2011-08-30 at 22:05:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Holmes, Helen, 1892-1950.
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Man-woman relationships.
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Stunt performers.
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New South Wales -- Sydney.
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South Africa.
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South Australia.
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Streaming video
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Beebe, Ford, contributor
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Bell, Zoe, contributor
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Donaldson, David, contributor
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Holmes, Helen, contributor
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Maltby, Richard, contributor
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Mayer, Geoff, contributor
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McGowan, John Paterson, contributor
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McGowan, John, contributor
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Page, Grant, contributor
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Sedgwick, Katrina, contributor
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