''Let the Balloon Go'' is a 1976 Australian children's film about a young boy with polio in 1917.

Plot

In 1917 rural New South Wales, a young boy with polio struggles to break free of his overprotective mother.

Cast

*Robert Bettles as John Sumner *Jan Kingsbury as Mrs Sumner *

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as Constable Baird *

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as Acting Fire Chief Gifford *

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as Dr McLeod

Production

The film was shot near the town of

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Reception

The film sold widely overseas including to the United States.

References

External links

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''Let the Balloon Go''
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