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Robert Bruning
Robert Bruning (27 May 1928 – 4 March 2008) was an Australian actor and film producer, who was the founder of film production firm Gemini Productions Biography Bruning was born as Robert Bell in Dongara, Western Australia in 1928. He worked as an amateur actor at the New Theatre in the Sydney suburb of Newtown in the 1940s and 1950s. Bruning also was a regular guest performer in ''Homicide'', ''Division 4'', ''The Sullivans'' and ''A Country Practice''. He also had substantial roles on Australian films such as 1970's ''Ned Kelly'' and his production credits, on sitcoms, variety, and drama add up to more than 200 hours of television. Of his production career, he is notable for his creation of Australia's first telemovie, '' Is There Anybody There?'', of which 21 more were made. Gemini Productions Bruning set up Gemini Productions in 1971; others in the company were Bill Huges (director), David Hannay (production manager), Michael Lawrence (director) and Alister Smart (dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongara, Western Australia
Dongara is a town north-northwest of Perth, Western Australia on the Brand Highway. The town is located at the mouth of the Irwin River. Dongara is the seat of the Shire of Irwin. At the the shire had a population of 3,569, with 2,782 residing in the contiguous towns of Dongara and Port Denison, Western Australia, Port Denison. History The place name 'Dongara' is an anglicised rendition of ''Thung-arra'', the local Wattandee people's name for the estuary adjacent to the town, meaning 'sea lion place'. European settlement around the estuary began in 1853 when a harbourmaster, Edward Downes, was stationed there to look out for passing ships. He was employed by Lockier Burges (Australian politician), Lockier Burges, Edward Hamersley (senior), Edward Hamersley, Samuel Pole Phillips and Bartholomew Urban Vigors' Cattle Company, which was granted 60,000 acres of pastoral leases about 15 kilometres inland. By the 1860s, ex-convict small farmers were occupying the local river flat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gone To Ground
''Gone to Ground'' is a 1977 Australian TV movie about a man pursued by a killer.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p69 It was one of a series of TV movies Bruning made for Channel 7. Although he sold them to Paramount for worldwide distribution, he found making them was not profitable, so sold his company to Reg Grundy. Plot Jimmy Flemming, the owner of a surfing supply store has been receiving death threats. After he is beaten up by surfers he "goes to ground" with his wife Angela and the house of an old friend. However they are followed there by a mysterious motorcyclist. Harry Ferguson is married to Grace but is sleeping with his secretary Kathleen. Cast * Eric Oldfield as Jimmy Flemming *Bud Tingwell as Harry Ferguson *Elaine Lee as Grace Ferguson *Robyn Gibbes as Angela Flemming *Marion Johns as Ma Bishop *Dennis Grosvenor as Bart *Judy Lynne as Kathleen *Allan Penney as Peters *Marcus Haleas as Anderson *John Orcsik Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Train (1977 Film)
''The Death Train'' (alternately titled ''Death Train'') is a 1978 Australian made-for-television horror thriller filmEd. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p42 directed by Igor Auzins, and starring Hugh Keays-Byrne and Max Meldrum. It was produced by Robert Bruning's Gemini Productions. Plot A dead man is discovered at the bottom of his garden. It appears he has been hit by a train even though no train has run along those tracks for years. Cast * Hugh Keays-Byrne as Ted Morrow * Ingrid Mason as Vera * Max Meldrum as Johnny Loomis * Ken Goodlet as Sergeant McMasters * Brian Wenzel as Peter Murdoch * Colin Taylor as Herbert Cook Production The film was shot in Sydney. Shooting started September 1977. Reception Don Groves of the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' said "Bruning has made some terrific thrillers, but this isn't one of them. After an intriguing opening, ''The Death Train'' simply runs off the rails... the script is given su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise (1975 Film)
''Paradise'' is a 1975 Australian TV movie produced by Robert Bruning and directed by Bill Hughes. Plot Faulkner, a private detective on the Gold Coast, investigates a murder. Cast * Michael Beecher as Faulkner * Tina Grenville * Eric Oldfield *Ingrid Mason *Alan Wilson *Sheila Helpmann *George Haywood *Donald Dale *Peter Dair *William Evans *Leo Wockner *Will Fehres *Frank Geary *Elaine Rees *Pete Windsor *Hazel Howson *Robert Bruning Production It was produced by Robert Bruning an actor who had produced several TV series. He wanted to move into TV movie production and succeeded in selling ''Paradise'' to Channel Nine, who were considering making it a 26-episode series. According to the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' the network hoped the film "to be a slick, glossy offering along the lines of '' Banacek''." It was shot in Surfers Paradise, with Bruning using several collaborators he had worked with on his TV shows such as director Bill Hughes. Bruning called the final movie "a ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The People Next Door (Australian TV Series)
''The People Next Door'' is an Australian comedy-drama television series which aired on the Nine Network in 1973. This family series is a spin-off of ''The Godfathers'' which ran for 72 episodes in 1971 and 1972 and was also created by Robert Bruning and Michael Laurence. It featured two characters from ''The Godfathers'', Elizabeth Dent and David Milson. Plot ''The People Next Door'' follows the story of Elizabeth Dunstan (née Dent), who is now married to Bill Dunstan and they have a baby. They move into a new house and take in Dave Milson as a boarder. Michael Laurence from the previous series also makes occasional guest appearances as Pete Fairhall. The household next door is headed by Daniel J. Penrose, an eccentric author in his 40s, and his three children, 23-year-old Meg, 19-year-old Martin and 11-year-old B.J. Joanna Church is Daniel's publisher and manager. Daniel J. Penrose is a people-hater, forbids his three children to even speak to the new neighbours and does ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spoiler (TV Series)
''The Spoiler '' is an Australian police drama series which first screened on the Nine Network in 1972. It was created by Robert Bruning and ran for 13 episodes. Cast * Bruce Barry as Jim Carver * Carmen Duncan as Marie * Serge Lazareff as Teddy * Slim DeGrey Clifford Frank de Grey (20 May 1918 – 16 March 2007), better known as Slim De Grey, was an English-Australian actor, compere, musician, lyricist, composer and comedian. He served in the Australian Army during World War II, seeing action in th ... as Det. Sgt. Eric Evans * Ken Hunter-Kerr as Sir Ian Mason References External links * The Spoilerat AustLit (subscription required) {{DEFAULTSORT:Spoiler TV Series Nine Network original programming Television shows set in New South Wales 1972 Australian television series debuts 1972 Australian television series endings 1970s Australian crime television series 1970s Australian drama television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crisis (TV Film)
''Crisis'' is a 1972 Australian TV movie produced by Robert Bruning and directed by Bill Hughes. Cast *Helen Morse *Neva Carr-Glynn *Queenie Ashton *Diane Craig *Sandy Harbutt References External links *Crisisat AustLit AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource (also known as AustLit: Australian Literature Gateway; and AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature), usually referred to simply as AustLit, is an internet-based, non-profit collaboration betwee ... (subscription required) Australian drama television films 1972 television films 1972 films 1972 drama films 1970s English-language films {{Australia-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Godfathers (TV Series)
''The Godfathers'' is an Australian comedy drama television series which aired on the Nine Network from 1971 to 1972. This family series was created by Robert Bruning and Michael Laurence, who also had starring roles. Plot summary ''The Godfathers'' follows the story of widow Maria Varga, who decides to take in boarders into her house to help make ends meet. Her young son Mike is initially opposed to the idea and resents the new boarders until they throw him a surprise birthday party. He adopts the three boarders as his 'godfathers'. Cast * Anna Volska as Maria Varga * Ashley Grenville as Mike Varga * Robert Bruning as Chris Johnson * Michael Laurence as Peter Fairhall * Eric Oldfield as Gary Peterson * Harold Hopkins as David Milson * Tina Grenville as Elizabeth Dent * Eve Wynne as Mrs. Parsons * Queenie Ashton as Mrs. Frenchman Production Child Welfare Officer Elizabeth Dent was played by Tina Grenville, who was the real life mother of Ashley Grenville, who starred as Mike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Arm (TV Series)
''The Long Arm'' was an Australian television police series shown in April 1970, it ran for 19 episodes. Synopsis The series was produced in black-and-white by Ansett Television Films and made in-house by the Ten Network as part of an attempt to rival the popular police dramas produced by Crawford Productions such as ''Homicide'' and ''Division 4''. ''The Long Arm'' was set in Melbourne, with segments shot in Sydney. Its episodes were based on real-life cases, and it attempted to introduce a soap opera feel by examining the private lives of the detectives. The series was produced by Ron Beck and starred Robert Bruning, Sandy Harbutt, Lyndall Moor and Barbara Mason. Kenneth Goodlet and Tony Ward appeared in semi-regular roles. The series was criticized for some excessively gory make-up on murder victims for its prime time slot. After it was cancelled, Sandy Harbutt adapted an episode he had written into his cult-favorite 1974 biker action film ''Stone. '' References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snapshot (film)
''Snapshot'' (also known as ''The Day After Halloween'' and ''One More Minute'' in the US) is a 1979 Australian thriller film directed by Simon Wincer in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Sigrid Thornton, Chantal Contouri and Robert Bruning. The film was shot on an estimated budget of $300,000. Plot Angela, a young, naive hairdresser in Melbourne dreams of saving enough money to leave the country and live abroad, but is under the thumb of her overbearing, puritanical mother who oversees Angela's finances. One day, Angela is pushed by one of her clients, Madeline, a glamorous model, to pursue print modeling. Angela reluctantly agrees, and completes an outdoor photoshoot with a photographer named Linsey in which she is coaxed into posing nude on the beach. After attending a party with Madeline, Angela returns home to find her mother has locked her out, later discovering she did so upon finding that Angela was modeling. Her ex-boyfriend Daryl, an ice cream truck driver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polly Me Love
''Polly Me Love'' is a 1976 Australian film about a brothel owner's daughter in 1830.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p124 The film was a ratings success and also sold to Canada, Europe and South America. Cast * Jacki Weaver * Hugh Keays-Byrne * Max Phipps * Robert Bruning * Paula Duncan * Steve Dodd Steve Dodd (1 June 1928 – 10 November 2014) was an Indigenous Australian actor, notable for playing indigenous characters across seven decades of Australian film. After beginning his working life as a stockman and rodeo rider, Dodd was g ... References External links''Polly Me Love''at Peter MalonePolly Me Loveat AustLit Australian romantic drama films 1976 films 1970s English-language films Films directed by Peter Maxwell 1970s Australian films {{1970s-Australia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Too Far Away
''Sunday Too Far Away'' is a 1975 Australian drama film directed by Ken Hannam. It belongs to the Australian Film Renaissance or the "Australian New Wave", which occurred during that decade. The film is set on a sheep station in the Australian outback in 1955 and its action concentrates on the shearers' reactions to a threat to their bonuses and the arrival of non-union labour. Acclaimed for its understated realism of the work, camaraderie and general life of the shearer, Jack Thompson plays the knock-about Foley, a heavy drinking gun shearer (talented professional sheep shearer), and while he makes a play for the station owner's daughter Sheila (Lisa Peers), the film is a presentation of various aspects of Australian male culture and not a romance; the film's title itself is reputedly the lament of an Australian shearer's wife: "Friday night e'stoo tired; Saturday night too drunk; Sunday, too far away". ''Sunday Too Far Away'' won three 1975 Australian Film Institute awards: B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
