Down on the Farm (1935 film)
Down on the Farm is a 1935 New Zealand film. It was New Zealand's first sound feature.[3][4] It is one of four films which lay claim to be the first "New Zealand talkie"; however The Devil's Pit and Hei Tiki had sound added in America, and On the Friendly Road was not released until 1936.
| Down on the Farm | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stewart Pitt |
| Produced by | Lee Hill |
| Starring | Ra Hould[1] (Ronald Sinclair)[2] |
| Cinematography | Lee Hill |
Release date | 1935 |
Running time | 6300 ft 105 min |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Little footage and no script of the film has survived.
References
- New Zealand Film 1912–1996 by Helen Martin & Sam Edwards p45 (1997, Oxford University Press, Auckland) ISBN 019 558336 1
- "N.Z. Boy's Lucky Trip". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 4 April 1936. p. 25. Retrieved 12 September 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- New Zealand Film 1912–1996 by Helen Martin & Sam Edwards p47 (1997, Oxford University Press, Auckland) ISBN 019-558336-1
- Down on the Farm at Film Archive accessed 12 September 2013
- "PICTURES AND PERSONALITIES". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 15 February 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 12 September 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.