Country Australia | Release date 13 September 1913 Initial release 1913 Written by Raymond Longford | |
Starring Lottie LyellTien Hogue Language Silent filmEnglish intertitles Similar The Midnight Wedding, The Bushwhackers, The Man They Could Not Hang, The Fatal Wedding | ||
Pommy Arrives in Australia is a 1913 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford. The director's first comedy, and the first purely comic feature made in Australia, it is considered a lost film.
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Synopsis
An English immigrant is caught up in a series of comic incidents in Australia due to a trio of local tomboys.
Cast
Production
There had been comic shorts made in Australia prior to this movie, such as Percy Gets a Job (1912) but this was the first feature-length comedy. Longford later went on to make the comedy short Ma Hogan's New Boarder.
Reception
The film only had a short run in cinemas and is among Longford's least known works.
References
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