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495:", was given his first lead role. Daphne Campbell was a nursing orderly who had grown up in the country, but had never acted before. She was screen-tested after her picture was seen on the cover of a magazine, and selected over hundreds of applicants. Peter Pagan had worked in Sydney theatre and was serving in the army, when selected by Watt. 31: 604:, Harry Watt was not satisfied with the editing job done by Inman Hunter, "so, they asked me to take it over. I actually ripped it all apart and started over again. But, I thought this could ruin Ted Hunter's career so I suggested they credit him as editor and I would take the title of supervising editor." 474:
Watt was allowed to import only four technicians from Britain to assist – editor Inman Hunter, cinematographer Osmond Borradaile, production supervisor Jack Rix and camera operator Carl Kayser. The rest of the crew was drawn from Australia. The sound recording engineer was Beresford Charles Hallett.
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magazine said "This is one of the best of the meat pie Westerns – it takes a very American concept, the cattle drive, and grounds it in the local culture. Sure, there's stampedes and romance, but no outlaws and shoot outs, and there's a feisty "squatter's daughter" character who is sensibly given a
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In 1942, the Japanese army is thrusting southwards and Australia fears invasion. Bill Parsons becomes concerned, and leaves his homestead in northern Australia along with his wife and two daughters, Mary and Helen. They join up with a cattle drive heading south led by Dan McAlpine. Others on the
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Harry Watt claimed the original ending was more cynical, finishing with the unscrupulous 'Corky' being the only one who got a good job out of the trek, and a fade out on a roar of sardonic laughter from the rest of the overlanders. However, he says he was advised to put a more upbeat ending.
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Daphne Campbell received Hollywood enquiries and made a series of screen tests in Sydney, but elected not to pursue a Hollywood career, staying with her husband and children in Alice Springs. Peter Pagan moved overseas and worked extensively in the US and London.
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The film came about because the Australian government was concerned that Australia's contribution to the war effort was not being sufficiently recognised. It contacted the British Ministry of Information, who in turn spoke with
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There were nine lead roles and the casting process took two months. Watt ended up selecting four professional actors, an experienced amateur and four newcomers to films. Chips Rafferty, whom Watt described as an "Australian
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Neither Rafferty, nor Campbell were able to make the film's Sydney premiere because Rafferty was making a film in the UK, and Campbell was looking after her one-week-old baby in Alice Springs. However local actor
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The film was enormously successful at the box office in Australia and Britain; by February 1947 it was estimated 350,000 Australians had seen it, making it the most widely seen Australian film of all time.
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The cattle drive is extremely difficult, encountering crocodiles, blazing heat and other dangers. Mary and Sinbad start a romance. Dan speaks out against Corky's plans to develop the Northern Territory.
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According to trade papers, the film was a "notable box office attraction" at British cinemas in 1946. According to one report it was the 11th most popular film at the British box office in 1946 after
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Some minor changes for censorship were made for the film's US release including the removal of the word "damn". The film was listed one of the 15 best films of the year by
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The movie was distributed in the US by a prestige department of Universal, a company created specifically to distribute British films from the Rank Organisation.
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Five hundred cattle were purchased by Ealing for use in the film. They were marked with the "overland" brand and later sold off, for profit.
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to advise on making documentaries, he heard about an incident in 1942, when 100,000 cattle were driven 2,000 miles (3,218.7 km) in the
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Ealing were so pleased with Rafferty's performance, they signed him to a long-term contract even before the film had been released.
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Watt decided to exploit the Australian landscape, by making a film set entirely outdoors. When visiting a government office in
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researched the subject in government files and archives. She later wrote a novelisation of the script, which was published.
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This article was published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 15, (Melbourne University Press), 2000
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Pope, Quentin (30 June 1946). "British Move in on Aussie Motion Picture Making: Will Have 2 Units There Before 1947".
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was released on DVD by Umbrella Entertainment in November 2012. The DVD is compatible with all region codes.
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drive include the shonky Corky; British former sailor, Sinbad; Aboriginal stockmen, Nipper and Jackie.
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for another month, where the river crossing sequence was shot. This station was famous from the book
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The Australian government later declared they spent £4,359 to assist in the production of the film.
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A second unit headed by John Heyer spent several weeks filming movement of cattle from the air.
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Chips Rafferty and John Nugent-Hayward were paid £25 a month for five months.
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During the making of the film, Campbell met and married her future husband.
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Philip Kemp, 'On the Slide: Harry Watt and Ealing's Australian Adventure',
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By mid-1947, it appeared the company would make a co-production deal with
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driving a large herd of cattle 1,600 miles (2,575 km) overland from
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It was also the first Ealing picture to be widely seen in Europe.
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withdrew Cinesound. Ealing went ahead by themselves to make
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the 'biggest winner' at the box office in 1946 Britain was
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Aboriginal people did not speak English sufficiently well.
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The film was the first of several produced in Australia by
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Atkinson, Ann; Knight, Linsay; McPhee, Margaret (1996).
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Vagg, Stephen (24 July 2019). "50 Meat Pie Westerns".
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This acclaim prompted Ealing (and its parent company,
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romance with Peter Pagan rather than Chips Rafferty."
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Saturday 22 May 1954 Supplement: Sunday Magazine p 21
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Harry Watt
Harry Watt
Ralph Smart
Michael Balcon
Chips Rafferty
Osmond Borradaile
Inman Hunter
Leslie Norman
John Ireland
Ealing Studios
British Empire Films
Eagle-Lion Distributors
British-Australian
Western
drovers
Wyndham, Western Australia
Northern Territory
outback
Brisbane
Queensland
Ealing Studios
Chips Rafferty
meat pie western
Chips Rafferty
John Nugent Hayward
Daphne Campbell
John Fernside
Peter Pagan
Stan Tolhurst

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