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was shot on location in New Zealand and Sydney during the early part of 1925. New Zealand locations included Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Taranaki, and Rotarua (notably the hot springs). Exterior locations in Sydney included Martin Place, Circular Quay, Watson's Bay Gap, the Palace
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Made the experiment of going out for screen typesā€” and got them. Here again Beau Smith shows his originality, for he practically ignored the aenemic blonde and the sloe eyed brunette so usually sought after by directors and went out bald-headed for the real types wnich we see around us and who
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usually imagine themselves unfitted for the screen. The result will be seen when the picture is released shortly. They are a rare bunch and the comedy scenes in which they are included are enhanced considerably by their introduction.
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Theatre, and Sydney Harbour (aboard the ferry Kubu). The scene at the Gap focused on a sensational aspect of the story whereby a young girl attempts to throw herself over the cliff. Interior filming took place at
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The film... reveals a heavy reliance on titles to propel the insubstantial plot along, and frequently the images are little more than illustrations for the printed text.
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Smith was becoming exhausted with film production and concentrated on distribution and exhibition instead over the next eight years. He returned to directing with
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Algy (Claude Dampier) is an Englishman who travels to New Zealand to claim a sheep station he has inherited. He falls in love with a neighbour, Kiwi McHill (
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Reviews for the film were generally positive. Film writers Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper wrote that:
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was given a joint world premiere at Sydney's Lyric Wintergarden and Lyceum theatres.
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Unlike most of Smith's silent films, most of the movie survives today.
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is a 1925 Australian film comedy written and directed by
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Beaumont Smith
Claude Dampier
Bathia Howie Stuart
Lacey Percival
Beaumont Smith
silly ass
Claude Dampier
Hullo Marmaduke
Bathie Stuart
Australia
Māori
Sydney
oil
Claude Dampier
Bathie Stuart
Beaumont Smith
Australasian Films
The Hayseeds
"The Adventures of Algy"
"People"
The Australian Women's Weekly
"NEW FILMS"
The Sydney Morning Herald
"A NEW AUSTRALIAN FILM"
The Advertiser
"Consistent Beaumont Smith."
The Adventures of Algy
Internet Movie Database
The Adventures of Algy

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