Production
The Australian government originally commissioned Longford to make four films depicting Australian society, each running 4,000 feet and costing £1,500. However bad weather caused a delay in shooting and Longford only made two, this and ''An Australian By Marriage''. The other two movies were shot by the official government cinematographer, Bert Ive. Shooting began in March 1923 in the country town of Harden, New South Wales and the film was completed by June, six weeks behind schedule. ''An Australian by Marriage'' was completed immediately afterwards but very little is known about it. The other two films were completed by November, when they were all shown to leading members of the government.Reception
The reviewer from '' The Register'' praised the film saying "Seldom has the screen given a more striking demonstration of its power to tell a convincing story." ''Everyones'' said "The photography... is exceptionally good, and the scenes embodied in the story are far ahead of anything previously seen. The picture should have been made four or five years ago, for those exhibited in London to encourage immigration, during the period the writer \Vas in London, were a disgrace to the Commonwealth, besides being very misleading."References
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* {{Raymond Longford 1923 films Australian silent feature films Australian black-and-white films Films directed by Raymond Longford Lost Australian drama films 1923 drama films 1923 lost films Silent Australian drama films British Empire Exhibition World's fair films 1920s English-language films English-language drama films