Name Alma Brooks | ||
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Alma Brooks was an Australian filmmaker, best known for her association with Rupert Kathner.
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Although rarely mentioned in contemporary publications, she was a key partner in Kathner's filmmaking endeavours from the 1930s until his death in 1954. She co-produced, operated the camera, edited, co-scripted and acted in his films, and also participated in Kathner's less legal endeavours.
This included involvement in a legal case in 1942 where she and Kathner were accused of defrauding someone of unsound mind.
In 1944 they were in legal trouble again being charged with conspiracy to defraud investors of a proposed movie Kelly of Tobruk but were acquitted. In 1940 Brooks when working with an editor was involved in a fight at a film production company.
In popular culture
She was played by Victoria Hill in the film Hunt Angels (2006).