“The Mercury” (Quorn) Thursday Sept. 7, 1950
Star Keen on Trip to Australia
WILL HOLIDAY FOR A MONTH AFTER COMPLETING FILM
Film actor Peter Lawford said in New York on Monday that he was looking to ‘one of the best times of his life’ on his forthcoming trip to Australia to star with Maureen O’Hara in the 20th Century Fox Production, “Kangaroo” to be made in the foothills of the Flinders Ranges, about 12 miles from Port Augusta.
The 26-years old British born actor said that one reason why he was relishing the visit was that he had lived in Sydney for almost a year when a boy, and had kept in touch with many of the friends he had made at that time.
Lawford, according to present plans will leave for Australia about October 1 by air. He has planned a holiday in Australia for a month after completion of the film and will return to Hollywood by way of India and Europe.
Film critics think that “Kangaroo” may mark the turning point in Lawford’s career. He has had nearly a dozen good roles, but none offered the acting opportunities of this one.
Flinders Flicks is run as a film society with a membership base, which provides benefits such as access to the National Film and Video Lending Service, Screening Rights assistance and support from the Victorian Federation of Film Societies (which our society is a member of). The constitution is provided here for members’ reference.
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“Quorn Mercury” Thursday August 3, 1950
QUORN MAY BE SCENE OF ANOTHER FILM
PROPOSED SITES INSPECTED BY U.S. VISITOR
Mr S. Hall, a representative of 20th Century-Fox Films, visited Quorn at the weekend to investigate sites for a color film with a cattle industry background.
Accompanied by officers of the Government Tourist Bureau, Mr Hall called on Mr L. Pope, a local businessman with an introduction from Chips Rafferty, who played on of the main parts in “Bitter Springs”.
The requirements are a 19th century homestead with in plain country with a background of hills.
The Quorn manager of Goldsbrough Mort & Co. Ltd (Mr N. Fuss) recommended several sites.
It is understood that Mr Hall’s visit is directly due to the favourable reception overseas of “Bitter Springs”, which was made in the Quorn country.
The Commercial Traveller – relic of a bygone era, obviously very important back in the 1950s – more important than a film star!
“Quorn Mercury” August 3, 1950
TRAVELLER TRINDER
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A city traveller called at a hotel in the Quorn district where the movie, “Bitter Springs” was made, asked if Tommy Trinder – star of the film – had called in there at all.
“Tommy Trinder” said the man running the hotel. “I don’t think so. Who does he travel for?”
12 July 2008 at the Quorn Youth Centre
Film Camp Flicks
screening films made at a film camp at Pichi Richi Park. Supported by Country Arts SA, Media Resource Centre.
MALCOLM (1986) directed by Nadia Tass
Malcolm is a chronically shy mechanical genius who has just been fired for building his own tram. He gets Frank, who has just been released from jail, moves in to help pay the bills. Malcolm, with Franks help, turns to a life of crime.
The Chronicle, 9 July 1964
ZANUCKVILLE HOUSES GONE
A reference to the 24 houses erected to house the film unit making the film Kangaroo in 1950s. The accomodation, on the outskirts of Port Augusta, was named Zanuckville after the 2oth Century Fox producer Daniel Zanuck.
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12th June 2008 – Racing Recovery Flicks.
Quorn Town Hall.
SILVER BRUMBY (1998)
The Silver Brumby is about a Brumby called Thowra, who lives a wild life with his his friends, Wombat, Boon Boon and the rest. He gets up to adventures to help save his friends from the evil hunters.
BLUE FIRE LADY (1977) directed by Ross Dimsey
Jenny Grey a horse loving country girl leaves her widowed father to move to the city after her father’s frustrations towards Jenny and her desires to ride horses, after her mother had died from a horse-riding accident. Jenny finds work at a country race track and becomes obsessed with a troublesome horse called “Blue Fire Lady”. “Blue Fire Lady” shows promise in Jenny’s hands, but around everyone else misbehaves and shows no discipline. When “Blue Fire Lady” is put up for auction it is up to Jenny to either buy her or prove her.
MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER (1982) directed by George Miller
A story about Jim Craig – an 18 year old who has recently lost his father in trying to capture ‘the colt from Old Regret’. While working on Harrison’s farm Jim falls in love with Harrison’s daughter Jessica. After Harrisons’s prize colt disappears a roundup of the brumbies in the highlands is going to be conducted with Clancy of the Overflow in the lead.
23 May 2008
Flinders Flicks screened Australian film Razzle Dazzle and Local Digital Stories at Quorn Youth Centre.
DIGITAL STORIES
Films made by Flinders Ranges residents during the Media Resource Centre’s Digital Stories project held as part of the Port Augusta Re-imagines programme in May 2008.
RAZZLE DAZZLE (2007) directed by Darren Ashton.
Australian mockumentary about youth dance competition. Who said saving the world can’t be entertaining?
The first Flinders Flicks events were held during the Flinders Ranges Bush Festival 2007, at the Quorn Caravan Park, on the 25 & 26 April 2008.
With the support of Big Screen Australia, two films were shown that had been made in the local area.
GALLIPOLI (1981) directed by Peter Weir
The story of a group of young Australian men who leave their various backgrounds behind and sign up to join the ANZACs in World War I. They are sent to Gallipoli, where they encounter the might of the Turkish army.
LUCKY MILES (2007) directed by Michael Rowland.
An Indonesian fishing boat abandons a group of Iraqi and Cambodian men on a remote part of the Western Australian coast. While most are quickly rounded up, three men with little in common but their history of misfortune elude capture and begin an epic but confused journey drawn on by their hopes amplified by the empty desert.
