| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (90 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in |
| Series |
Australia's silent cinema |
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Australia's silent cinema
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| Summary |
A veteran farmer's livelihood is threatened by drought but 'the city' constitutes at least an equal threat. The son studying in the city is corrupted and the family is riven by the decadence of city living. The natural threat of drought (represented in naturalistic mode) and the social threat constituted by the corrupt city (in melodramatic mode) are, in effect, opposite sides of the same coin. The independent bush woman, Molly, (see A Girl of the Bush) appears to represent the 'right' balance between nature and culture |
| Notes |
Based on the play by Bland Holt |
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Intertitles |
| Credits |
Producer, director, photography, Franklyn Barrett ; script, Jack North ; art direction, Rock Phillips |
| Cast |
Charles Beetham, Trilby Clark, Dunstan Webb, Nan Taylor, Rawdon Blandford |
| Subject |
Rural conditions -- Australia -- Drama.
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Pioneers -- Australia -- Drama.
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Droughts -- Australia -- Drama.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- Drama.
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Silent films -- Australia.
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Feature films -- Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
DVD-Video discs
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Barrett, Franklyn, director, producer, photographer
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Taylor, Nan, costume designer
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Holt, Bland.
Breaking of the drought
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National Film and Sound Archive (Australia)
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