Tom McCreadie (1907–1992), better known as T. O. McCreadie was an Australian

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and producer, who was also involved in distribution and exhibition for many years.

Biography

Tom and his brother Alec worked as exhibitors in Sydney in the 1920s. In 1940 they formed Embassy Pictures and made several shorts. In 1946 they re-recorded the Russian film '' Memory's Harvest'' with English dialogue, the first time this had been attempted in an Australian film. The movie was about a Russian taxi driver who becomes a Bolshoi opera star; among the actors they used for dubbing were

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and John Fernside. The McCreadies began feature film production in 1948 with ''

Always Another Dawn ''Always Another Dawn'' is a 1948 Australian wartime melodrama directed by T.O. McCreadie. It was the first leading role for Bud Tingwell. Synopsis Terry Regan, from Camden, New South Wales, is the son of Molly Regan and a naval officer who die ...

'', which gave early lead roles to Charles Tingwell and

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. The brothers produced and would handle their own publicity; Tom McCreadie would also help design sets. In 1948 they announced plans to make two films in 1949 and three or four in 1950. In the event they only produced two more movies before Embassy Pictures wound up in 1950. Among their unmade projects was an adaptation of a book by Dale Collins, ''Vulnerable''.""Inside Scotland Yard" Crime Documentary." ''The Mail (Adelaide)'' 9 Oct 1948: 3 Supplement: SUNDAY MAGAZINE
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Filmography

*''Memory's Harvest'' (1947) – Australian version * ''

'' (1948) – director, producer, co-writer * ''

Into the Straight ''Into the Straight'' is a 1949 Australian horse racing melodrama directed by T. O. McCreadie. Plot The Curzons, an Australian horse racing family, are visited by an English horse trainer, Hugh Duncan, and his playboy son, Paul. Both men fall fo ...

'' (1949) – director, producer * ''

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'' (1950) – producer *''

Far West Story ''Far West Story'' is a 1952 Australian short film which had a cinematic release. It was made to promote the Far West Children's Health Scheme. It starred Muriel Steinbeck and Grant Taylor and was produced by T.O. McCreadie. ''ABC Weekly'' ca ...

'' (1952) (short) - producer

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