Bungala Boys is a 1961 Australian
family film
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directed and written by Jim Jeffrey. It was the second Australian based film made by the British
Children's Film Foundation
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, following ''
Bush Christmas
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'' and was the first non-documentary film to focus on surf clubs.
Plot
Brian is a newcomer to Bungala Beach, near Sydney. He forms a new surf lifesaving club which wins first prize in a surf boat race.
Cast
* Peter Couldwell – Tony Wakeford
* Alan Dearth – Brian Wakeford
* Terry Bentley – Normie
* Julie Youatt – Nancy Phelan
* Ross Vidal – Timmy
* Geoffrey Parsons – Buzz
*Jon Dennis as Hatch
*
Max Osbiston
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Biography
Osbiston was born in Sydney, the son of Frank and Iolanthe Osbiston (née Margoliouth) of Cremorne, New So ...
as Reg Phelan
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Leonard Teale
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as Sam Taylor
* John Sherwood
* Margaret Roberts
* Jack Amistead
* Betty Dyson
Production
The film was based on Claire Meillon's children's novel ''The New Surf Club'' (1959). Meillon was formerly assistant fiction editor of ''The Australian Women's Weekly''. The book was based on her brother founding Newport Surf Club. The name "Bungala" was a combination of "Bilolga" and "Bungan".
Jimar Productions made the film at the request of the Children's Film Foundation.
The film was shot on location at Bungan Beach and at Artransa Studios in Sydney in April–May 1961. Many of the child stars had never acted before.
The actors were given brief training in surf lifesaving.
Release
The film was released in the UK, Canada and Europe before Australia.
References
External links
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Film pageat
AustLit
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Bungala Boysat BFI
Bungala Boysat Letterbox DVD
''Bungala Boys''at Oz Movies
Australian children's films
1961 films
1960s English-language films
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