The Kellys of Tobruk

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The Kellys of Tobruk
Directed byRupert Kathner
Produced byEupert Kathner
Alma Brooks
StarringSyd Beck
Ossie Wenban
Production
company
Fanfare Films
Release date
1942 (intended)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Kellys of Tobruk was a comedy feature film directed by Rupert Kathner which was meant to be released in 1942. Advertisements were placed in newspapers in January 1942 claiming pupils at their acting school could get roles in the movie.[1] The film appears to have been abandoned after Kathner's company, Fanfare, was taken over by Supreme Sound System.[2][3]

Kathner and his partner Alma Brooks were later charged with conspiracy to defraud by investors in Fanfare Films, but were acquitted.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald (32, 457). 6 January 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 28 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p195
  3. ^ B for Bad B for Bogus and B for Bold: Rupert Kathner, 'The Glenrowan Affair' and Ned Kelly
  4. ^ "FILM PRODUCERS ON FRAUD CHARGE". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (21, 139). New South Wales, Australia. 6 July 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 28 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "FRAUD FILM CHARGE FAILS". The Canberra Times. 19 April 1945. p. 5. Retrieved 19 August 2012 – via National Library of Australia.


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