Pommy Arrives in Australia | |
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Directed by | Raymond Longford [2] |
Written by | Raymond Longford |
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Cinematography | Franklyn Barrett |
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Country | Australia |
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Silent film English intertitles |
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, [3] [4] [5]
It is considered a lost film.
An English immigrant is caught up in a series of comic incidents in Australia due to a trio of local tomboys. [6]
According to contemporary accounts, two of the accounts were: "One day last week a new arrival, dressed in a conventional Nortolk jacket and a cap with the regulation check pattern, stepped out of a tramcar, and, quite Ignorant of the fact that Sydney possessed a careful Lord Mayor, absent-mindedly dropped his ticket upon the road. He was pounced upon by one of the City Council's uniformed officias, and there ensued a strenuous and mirth-provoking passage-at-arms between tho two. Later on the same 'Pommy' was seen out at La Ferouse, surrounded' by an excited horde oi fearful cannibals, all bent Upon testing imported stock" [1]
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. [3] Longford later went on to make the comedy short Ma Hogan's New Boarder.
The film only had a short run in cinemas and is among Longford's least known works. [8]
The film appeared on a bill with two supporting Australian films Christmas in Australia and Whaling in Jervis Bay. [9]
Pommy Arrives in Australia | |
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Directed by | Raymond Longford [2] |
Written by | Raymond Longford |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Franklyn Barrett |
Production company | |
Release date |
|
Country | Australia |
Languages |
Silent film English intertitles |
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, [3] [4] [5]
It is considered a lost film.
An English immigrant is caught up in a series of comic incidents in Australia due to a trio of local tomboys. [6]
According to contemporary accounts, two of the accounts were: "One day last week a new arrival, dressed in a conventional Nortolk jacket and a cap with the regulation check pattern, stepped out of a tramcar, and, quite Ignorant of the fact that Sydney possessed a careful Lord Mayor, absent-mindedly dropped his ticket upon the road. He was pounced upon by one of the City Council's uniformed officias, and there ensued a strenuous and mirth-provoking passage-at-arms between tho two. Later on the same 'Pommy' was seen out at La Ferouse, surrounded' by an excited horde oi fearful cannibals, all bent Upon testing imported stock" [1]
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. [3] Longford later went on to make the comedy short Ma Hogan's New Boarder.
The film only had a short run in cinemas and is among Longford's least known works. [8]
The film appeared on a bill with two supporting Australian films Christmas in Australia and Whaling in Jervis Bay. [9]