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Stan Tolhurst
Stan Tolhurst was an Australian actor, technician and filmmaker. He worked as a dancer on stage before joining Cinesound Productions for whom he would add humour to newsreels. He also worked as a producer and ran a film studio.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p178 Select Credits *''The Burgomeister'' (1935) – actor *'' Phantom Gold'' (1937) – actor, producer *'' Let George Do It'' (1938) – actor *''This Place Australia'' (1938) (shorts) – producer *'' Below the Surface'' (1938) – actor, producer *''Bush Christmas'' (1947) References External linksStanley Tolhurstat National Film and Sound Archive The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national co ... {{DEFAULTSORT:T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinesound Productions
Cinesound Productions Pty Ltd was an Australian feature film production company, established in June 1931, Cinesound developed out of a group of companies centred on Greater Union Theatres, that covered all facets of the film process, from production, to distribution and exhibition. Cinesound Productions established a film studio as a subsidiary of Greater Union Theatres Pty Ltd based on the Hollywood model. The first production was ''On Our Selection'' (1932), which was an enormous financial success. Establishment Stuart F. Doyle and Ken G. Hall were the major figures involved in the establishment of Cinesound in 1931.UNESCO HONOURS CINESOUND MOVIETONE PRODUCTIONS – Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (Australia Section) Stuart Doyle was the Managing Director of Grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Australian Women's Weekly
''The Australian Women's Weekly'', sometimes known as simply ''The Weekly'', is an Australian monthly women's magazine published by Mercury Capital in Sydney. For many years it was the number one magazine in Australia before being outsold by the Australian edition of '' Better Homes and Gardens'' in 2014. , ''The Weekly'' has overtaken '' Better Homes and Gardens'' again, coming out on top as Australia's most read magazine. The magazine invested in the 2020 film '' I Am Woman'' about Helen Reddy, singer, feminist icon and activist. Editor-in-chief Nicole Byers told Film Ink "Helen’s story of adversity and triumph is nothing short of inspirational. ''The Weekly'' has been telling stories of iconic Australian women for more than 80 years and we're delighted to be supporting the film production". History and profile The magazine was started in 1933 by Frank Packer and Ted Theodore as a weekly publication. The first editor was George Warnecke and the initial dummy was laid out b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Burgomeister (film)
''The Burgomeister'' is a 1935 Australian film directed by Harry Southwell based on the 1867 play ''Le juif polonais'' (aka '' The Bells'') by Erckmann-Chatrian, adapted into English in 1871 by Leopold Lewis, previously filmed a number of times. ''The Burgomeister'' (1935) is considered a 'substantially lost' film, with only one sequence surviving. Southwell had performed the play in Europe, and had previously filmed it in Belgium (1925) as ''Le juif polonais'' (''The Bells''). This silent film version was shown in Australia in 1928. Cast *Harry Southwell as Mathias *Janet Ramsey Johnson as Annette *Muriel Meredith as Catherine *Lily Molloy as Sozel * Stan Tolhurst as the Polish Jew *Gabriel Toyne as Fritz *Ross Vernon as Christian *Harold Meade as Father Walter *Bertie Wright as Heinrich *Leslie Victor as Hans *Judy Eccles as Baby Annette *Paul Furness as hypnotist *James Toohey as witness *Jane Munro as Marie *Alf Scarlett *Reginald Riddell Production Southwell wanted to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantom Gold (1936 Film)
''Phantom Gold'' is a 1936 Australian adventure film about the search for Lasseter's Reef. It was the first feature from director Rupert Kathner. Plot summary Harold Lasseter claims he knows the location of a gold reef and in 1930 manages to raise funds for an expedition to discover it. He discovers the reef but dies of thirst. Pilots W.L. Pittendrigh and S.J. Hamre go looking for Lasseter but run out of fuel and are forced to land in the desert. They are there for three weeks before being rescued. Bob Buck discovers Lasseter's body and buries him. The gold reef is never found. Cast *Stan Tolhurst as Harry Lasseter *Bryce Russell as Paul Johns *Captain W.L. Pittendrigh as himself *Bob Buck as himself *Old Warts as himself *Reg King as S.J. Hamre *Ben Nicke Production In April 1936 Sydney businessman H.V. Foy led an expedition to discover Lasseter's Reef in central Australia. He took two filmmakers with him, Rupert Kathner and Stan Tolhurst, to record the trip. Along the way ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let George Do It (1938 Film)
''Let George Do It'' is a 1938 comedy starring popular stage comedian George Wallace. It was the first of two films Wallace made for Ken G. Hall at Cinesound Productions, the other one being '' Gone to the Dogs'' (1939). Hall later called Wallace "in my opinion, easily the best comedian that this country has produced." Synopsis The plot concerns a man, Joe Blake, who works as a stage hand in a vaudeville theatre headlined by Mysto the magician. When he finds out that the girl he is in love with, Molly, is getting married, he gets drunk with his friend Happy Morgan and decides to commit suicide. Joe offers to leave all his possessions to a gangster, Zilch, if Zilch will arrange a painless death for Joe. The next day Joe finds out he has received an inheritance and wants to live, but Zilch and his men, including Unk, abduct Joe and demand half his money. Joe escapes with the help of Clara, a woman who has a crush on him, resulting in a wild speedboat chase across Sydney harbour. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Below The Surface (1938 Film)
''Below the Surface'' is a 1938 adventure film set in the coal region of Newcastle, Australia. Only part of the movie survives. Plot Two miners compete for an important coal contract. One of them attempts to sabotage the other but fails. Cast *Stan Tolhurst *Phyllis Reilly *Neil Carlton *Jimmy McMahon *Lawrence Taylor *Reg King *Billy Baker *Leonard Clarke *Frank Baker *Billy Crooks Production The main investor in the movie was a prominent music house in Sydney. The film was shot on location in Cronulla, Sydney and Newcastle, with studio work done at Pagewood Studios. Kather and Tolhurt built a mine set themselves. Shooting took place from November 1937 to February 1938. Release Like Kathner's first movie, '' Phantom Gold'' (1937), it was refused to be considered eligible for registration under the New South Wales Film Quota Act on the grounds of poor quality.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bush Christmas (1947 Film)
''Bush Christmas'' is a 1947 Australian–British comedy film directed by Ralph Smart and starring Chips Rafferty. It was one of the first films from Children's Entertainment Films, later the Children's Film Foundation. Plot In the Australian countryside, five children are best friends, including a set of siblings, an English war evacuee, and Aboriginal Neza. They boast to three strangers, Long Bill (Chips Rafferty), Jim (John Fernside) and Blue ( Stan Tolhurst), about the mare belonging to the father of one of them. The next day the mare has gone. Suspecting the three men of stealing it, the children set off to recover it. They discover the horse thieves and harass them by stealing their food and shoes. They get trapped by the thieves in an old ghost town, but are rescued in time. Cast * Chips Rafferty as Long Bill * John Fernside as Jim * Stan Tolhurst as Blue * Helen Grieve as Helen * Nick Yardley as Snow * Morris Unicomb as John * Michael Yardley as Michael * Neza Saund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film And Sound Archive
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of film, television, sound, radio, video games, new media, and related documents and artefacts. The collection ranges from works created in the late nineteenth century when the recorded sound and film industries were in their infancy, to those made in the present day. The NFSA collection first started as the National Historical Film and Speaking Record Library (within the then Commonwealth National Library) in 1935, becoming an independent cultural organisation in 1984. On 3 October, Prime Minister Bob Hawke officially opened the NFSA's headquarters in Canberra. History of the organisation The work of the Archive can be officially dated to the establishment of the National Historical Film and Speaking Record Library (part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
