Rushcutters Bay Studio

Rushcutters Bay Studio was an Australian film studio built by Charles Cozens Spencer in 1912 at Rushcutters Bay, Sydney.^[1][2][3][4]

For a number of years it was the leading film studio in Sydney, being the base of operations for Australasian Films. In 1925 that company built a new studio.^[5]

In 1933 Cinesound Productions converted the studios into a backup for their main studios at Bondi Beach.^[6]

Selected Films Shot at Studio

• Know Thy Child (1921)
• Prehistoric Hayseeds (1923)
• The Digger Earl (1924)
• Splendid Fellows (1934)

References

1. "NEW INDUSTRY". Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 17 August 1912. p. 18. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
2. "SPENCER'S FILM FACTORY". Sunday Times. Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 7 July 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
3. "AUSTRALIA'S FIRST FILM FACTORY". Freeman's Journal (Sydney. Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 11 July 1912. p. 32. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
4. "PLAY GOER". Melbourne Punch. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 11 July 1912. p. 40. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
5. "UNION MASTER PICTURES". The Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 26 April 1925. p. 12. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
6. "CINESOUND STUDIO". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Townsville: National Library of Australia. 10 August 1933. p. 6. Retrieved 12 August 2012.