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.
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]
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]
Releaseedit
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]
Referencesedit
^""Down Under"". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 23 March 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
^"Advertising". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 4 September 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
^ ab"'Down Under' at Majestic". The Daily News. 4 September 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
^"A Western Australian Film". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 18 February 1927. p. 12. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
^"Pertinent Paragraphs". The Mirror. Perth: National Library of Australia. 18 May 1929. p. 11. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
^"Film Production". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 3 August 1926. p. 8. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
^"Film Producing in WA". Western Argus. Kalgoorlie, Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 10 August 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
^"West Australian films". Geraldton Guardian. Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 21 August 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
^ abAndrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 137.
^"The Cinema". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 15 October 1927. p. 6. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
down, under, 1927, film, down, under, australian, feature, length, film, directed, harry, southwell, first, full, length, feature, film, made, western, australia, featured, outback, well, perth, kings, park, down, underdirected, byharry, southwellstarringharry. 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 UnderDirected byHarry SouthwellStarringHarry SouthwellNancy MillsCinematographyLacey PercivalCliff ThomasProductioncompanyAnglo Australian FilmsRelease dates22 March 1927 1927 03 22 premiere 1 4 September 1929 1929 09 04 2 CountryAustraliaLanguagesSilent filmEnglish intertitles Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 References 6 External linksPlot editAn 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 editHarry 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 RavenProduction editThe 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 editIt 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 edit Down Under The Daily News Perth National Library of Australia 23 March 1927 p 2 Retrieved 3 August 2012 Advertising The West Australian Perth National Library of Australia 4 September 1929 p 2 Retrieved 3 August 2012 a b Down Under at Majestic The Daily News 4 September 1929 p 10 Retrieved 19 June 2012 A Western Australian Film The West Australian Perth National Library of Australia 18 February 1927 p 12 Retrieved 3 August 2012 Pertinent Paragraphs The Mirror Perth National Library of Australia 18 May 1929 p 11 Retrieved 3 August 2012 Film Production The West Australian Perth National Library of Australia 3 August 1926 p 8 Retrieved 3 August 2012 Film Producing in WA Western Argus Kalgoorlie Western Australia National Library of Australia 10 August 1926 p 13 Retrieved 3 August 2012 West Australian films Geraldton Guardian Western Australia National Library of Australia 21 August 1926 p 3 Retrieved 3 August 2012 a b Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper Australian Film 1900 1977 A Guide to Feature Film Production Melbourne Oxford University Press 1998 137 The Cinema The West Australian Perth National Library of Australia 15 October 1927 p 6 Retrieved 3 August 2012 External links editDown Under at IMDb nbsp Down Under at National Film and Sound Archive nbsp This article related to an Australian silent film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Down Under 1927 film amp oldid 1224545176, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
