Harmony Row | |
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Directed by |
F. W. Thring Raymond Longford (associate) [1] |
Written by | George Wallace |
Based on | stage show by George Wallace |
Produced by | F. W. Thring |
Starring |
George Wallace Phyllis Baker |
Cinematography | Arthur Higgins |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 mins |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | £11,000 [2] [3] |
Box office | £18,000 [4] |
Harmony Row is a 1933 Australian musical comedy directed by F. W. Thring and Raymond Longford and starring popular stage comedian George Wallace. It marked the film debut of Bill Kerr. [5]
George enlists in the police force and is assigned to Harmony Row, a haunt of criminals such as Slogger Lee. He makes several friends, including the pretty street musician Molly, and boy soprano Leonard. He is persuaded to fight Slogger Lee in a boxing tournament. He manages to defeat Slogger and win, and is united with Molly.
Harmony Row | |
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Written by | George Wallace |
Date premiered | 23 August 1924 |
Place premiered | Newtown Majestic, Sydney [6] |
Original language | English |
Genre | comedy revue |
The film was based on a revue Wallace had performed in the 1920s. [7] It was one of a series of "revusicals" written by Wallace during this period. [8]
The film marked the feature film debut of Bill Kerr who had been cast by Thring in a proposed movie called Pick and the Duffers. That movie was not made but he was then cast in Harmony Row. [9]
The full version of the film features a haunted house sequence where George unravels a mystery in a mansion. In some versions of the film this sequence was cut and replaced with one where George arrests a high society gentlemen ( Campbell Copelin), thinking he's a thief. [2]
The film was released on a double bill with Diggers in Blighty and was a success at the box office. [2] The two films grossed £8000 in Melbourne and £3070 in two weeks in Sydney. [10]
The critic from The Sydney Morning Herald called it "the first really successful picture that Efftee Films have produced." [11]
The film was released in England.
Harmony Row | |
---|---|
Directed by |
F. W. Thring Raymond Longford (associate) [1] |
Written by | George Wallace |
Based on | stage show by George Wallace |
Produced by | F. W. Thring |
Starring |
George Wallace Phyllis Baker |
Cinematography | Arthur Higgins |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
|
Running time | 78 mins |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | £11,000 [2] [3] |
Box office | £18,000 [4] |
Harmony Row is a 1933 Australian musical comedy directed by F. W. Thring and Raymond Longford and starring popular stage comedian George Wallace. It marked the film debut of Bill Kerr. [5]
George enlists in the police force and is assigned to Harmony Row, a haunt of criminals such as Slogger Lee. He makes several friends, including the pretty street musician Molly, and boy soprano Leonard. He is persuaded to fight Slogger Lee in a boxing tournament. He manages to defeat Slogger and win, and is united with Molly.
Harmony Row | |
---|---|
Written by | George Wallace |
Date premiered | 23 August 1924 |
Place premiered | Newtown Majestic, Sydney [6] |
Original language | English |
Genre | comedy revue |
The film was based on a revue Wallace had performed in the 1920s. [7] It was one of a series of "revusicals" written by Wallace during this period. [8]
The film marked the feature film debut of Bill Kerr who had been cast by Thring in a proposed movie called Pick and the Duffers. That movie was not made but he was then cast in Harmony Row. [9]
The full version of the film features a haunted house sequence where George unravels a mystery in a mansion. In some versions of the film this sequence was cut and replaced with one where George arrests a high society gentlemen ( Campbell Copelin), thinking he's a thief. [2]
The film was released on a double bill with Diggers in Blighty and was a success at the box office. [2] The two films grossed £8000 in Melbourne and £3070 in two weeks in Sydney. [10]
The critic from The Sydney Morning Herald called it "the first really successful picture that Efftee Films have produced." [11]
The film was released in England.