If the Huns Came to Melbourne is a 1916 Australian silent film directed by George Coates. A World War I propaganda tale, it is considered a lost film. It was not widely shown and was made with a low budget.[3]
Interior scenes were shot in an open air at Albert Park in Melbourne.[3]
Releaseedit
Advertising for the film stated that:
Imagine, if you can, the nameless horrors perpetuated on helpless Belgians in the name of German Kulture! Think for a moment on a repetition of the dreadful nightmare in Melbourne. Picture those nearest and dearest to you at the mercy of the Huns! This is what the producers have set out to do in this remarkable picture.[4]
The film was screened privately for Australia's then Minister for Defence, Senator George Pearce.[5]
Referencesedit
^"ITEMS OF INTEREST". The Argus. Melbourne. 16 May 1916. p. 8. Retrieved 30 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Advertising". The Reporter. Box Hill, Vic. 2 June 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 30 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
^ abAndrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 64
^"Classified Advertising". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 June 1916. p. 26. Retrieved 30 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
^""IF THE HUNS CAME TO MELBOURNE!"". The Register. Adelaide. 29 May 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 30 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
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