Alexander Roy Harwood (1897–1980), better known as A. R. Harwood, or Dick Harwood, was an Australian film director and producer who also worked in exhibition. He was inspired to become a filmmaker when he was posted to Tahiti to work for an insurance company and watched the shooting of ''
Never the Twain Shall Meet'' (1925). He returned to Australia and produced and directed ''
The Man Who Forgot'' (1927).
Harwood went on to make a number of feature films over the next twenty years.
Film historians Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper said of him that "what Harwood lacked in talent as a director, he made up for in perseverance, usually in the face of formidable shortages of finance and equipment."
He also worked as an insurance broker, real estate agent, theatre manager and chief executive for the Miss Australia Quest.
Harwood was married with one daughter.
Credits
*''
The Man Who Forgot'' (1927) – feature
*''
Out of the Shadows Out of the Shadows may refer to:
Films
* ''Out of the Shadows'' (unfinished film), an unfinished 1931 film
* ''Out of the Shadows'' (2012 film), a documentary film
*'' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows'', a 2016 film
Music
* ''Out o ...
'' (1931) – unfinished feature
*''
Spur of the Moment
A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse or other animal to move forward or laterally while riding. It is usually used to refine the riding aids (commands) and to back ...
'' (1931) – feature
*''
Isle of Intrigue
''Isle of Intrigue'' is a 1931 Australian film directed by A. R. Harwood. It was one of the first Australian talking movies.
Plot
The pearling schooners of a trading firm are being robbed by a mysterious pirate. The son of the owner of the firm ...
'' (1931) – feature
*''
Secret of the Skies
''The Secret of the Skies'' is a 1934 Australian film directed by A. R. Harwood about a bank robber who crashes an aircraft in remote bush. The story was inspired by the 1931 disappearance of the Australian National Airways aircraft the ''Southe ...
'' (1934) – feature
*''Something Different'' (1934) – musical variety show
Document relating to copyright registration
at National Archives of Australia
The National Archives of Australia (NAA), formerly known as the Commonwealth Archives Office and Australian Archives, is an Australian Government agency that serves as the national archives of the nation. It collects, preserves and encourages ...
*''Pearl Lust
''Pearl Lust'' is a 1936 Australian film directed by A. R. Harwood. It was shot in 16mm and was never released theatrically as it was aimed at the home movie market.
Production
The movie was a South Seas romance, shot on location in Portsea and ...
'' (1936) – feature for home movie market
*'' The Avenger'' (1937) – feature
*'' Show Business'' (1938) – feature
*'' Night Club'' (1952) – feature
References
External links
*
A. R. Harwood
at the 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 ...
1897 births
1980 deaths
Australian film directors
{{Australia-film-director-stub