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n films of the 1930s. For a complete alphabetical list, see :Category:Australian films.

1930s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1930 1930 in film -Events:* November 1: The Big Trail featuring a young John Wayne in his first starring role is released in both 35mm, and a very early form of 70mm film and was the first large scale big-budget film of the sound era costing over $2 million. The film was praised for its aesthetic quality and realism...
The Cheaters The Cheaters (1930 film) The Cheaters is a 1930 Australian silent film directed by Paulette McDonagh and starring Isabel McDonagh . Phyllis McDonagh worked as art director...	Paulette McDonagh		Drama	IMDb
Southward Ho with Mawson
Tiger Island
1931 1931 in film -Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:Best Picture: Cimarron - MGMBest Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free SoulBest Actor: Wallace Beery - The ChampBest Actor: Fredric March - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
A Co-respondent's Course
Diggers		Pat Hanna Pat Hanna Pat Hanna born George Patrick Hanna 18 March 1888 Whitianga New Zealand died 24 October 1973 Ampthill, Bedfordshire England was a New Zealand soldier of the First World War who entertained postwar audiences with Digger travelling stage shows and films....
Haunted Barn
Isle of Intrigue
Showgirl's Luck
Siege of the South
Spur of the Moment
1932 1932 in film -Events:Cary Grant's film career beginsKatharine Hepburn's film career beginsShirley Temple's film career beginsDisney released Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film.*Santa, first sound film made in Mexico released....
His Royal Highness
On Our Selection
The Sentimental Bloke
Symphony in Steel
1933 1933 in film -Events:* March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City.* June 6 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey.* British Film Institute founded....
Annette Kellerman Returns to Australia			Short	IMDb
Diggers in Blighty
Pat Hanna\|
The Hayseeds
In the Wake of the Bounty In the Wake of the Bounty In the Wake of the Bounty was an Australian film exploring the story of the Bounty. It preceded MGM's more famous Mutiny on the Bounty by two years and featured the screen debut of Errol Flynn, playing Fletcher Christian. Mayne Lynton portrayed Captain Bligh and Charles Chauvel directed the film. ...	Charles Chauvel	Arthur Greenaway, Mayne Lynton, Errol Flynn Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Flynn was an Australian-born actor. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films, being a legend and his flamboyant lifestyle.-Early life:... , Victor Gouriet, John Warwick John Warwick John Warwick was an Australian film and television actor.-Selected filmography:* On Our Selection * In the Wake of the Bounty * The Squatter's Daughter * Riding High...
The Squatter's Daughter	Ken G. Hall Ken G. Hall Kenneth George Hall, AO OBE , better known as Ken G. Hall, was an Australian film director, considered one of the most important figures in the history of the Australian film industry.-Early years:...	Constance Worth Constance Worth Constance Worth was an Australian actress who became a Hollywood star in the late 1930s.-Early life and career:... , Grant Lyndsay, John Warwick John Warwick John Warwick was an Australian film and television actor.-Selected filmography:* On Our Selection * In the Wake of the Bounty * The Squatter's Daughter * Riding High...	Drama	IMDb
Two Minutes Silence
Waltzing Matilda	Pat Hanna Pat Hanna Pat Hanna born George Patrick Hanna 18 March 1888 Whitianga New Zealand died 24 October 1973 Ampthill, Bedfordshire England was a New Zealand soldier of the First World War who entertained postwar audiences with Digger travelling stage shows and films....	Coral Browne Coral Browne Coral Browne was an Australian-American stage and screen actress.-Career:Coral Edith Brown was the only daughter of a restaurant-owner. She and her two brothers were raised in Footscray, a suburb of Melbourne, where she studied at the National Gallery Art School... , Norman French, Pat Hanna Pat Hanna Pat Hanna born George Patrick Hanna 18 March 1888 Whitianga New Zealand died 24 October 1973 Ampthill, Bedfordshire England was a New Zealand soldier of the First World War who entertained postwar audiences with Digger travelling stage shows and films.... , Joan Lang, Nellie Mortyne, Dorothy Parnham, Joe Valli Joe Valli Joe Valli was a Scottish actor, who worked for many years in Australian vaudeville and film. He had a long-running vaudeville partnership with Pat Hanna, Chic and Joe.- Selected filmography :* Diggers * Waltzing Matilda...	Comedy	IMDb
1934 1934 in film -Events:January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000.February 19 - Bob Hope marries Dolores Reade...
Cinesound Varieties
Clara Gibbings
Here Is Paradise
The Man They Could Not Hang
Secret of the Skies
The Silence of Dean Maitland
Splendid Fellows
The Streets of London
Strike Me Lucky
A Ticket in Tatts
Treasures of Katoomba
When the Kellys Rode	Harry Southwell Harry Southwell Harry Southwell was an Australian actor and film director best known for making films about Ned Kelly.-Feature Films:The Kelly Gang The Hordern Mystery When the Kellys Were Out David...	Jack Appleton, George Doran, Robert Ingles, George Randall, Harry Simpson Harry Simpson Harry Leon "Suitcase" Simpson was an African American outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for a number of teams. He played in the World Series with the New York Yankees in 1957, where they lost.... , Regina Somerville, Norman Waite	Drama/Western	IMDb
1935 1935 in film -Events:Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...
The Burgomeister
Grandad Rudd
Heritage Heritage (film) Heritage is a 1935 Australian historical film directed by Charles Chauvel.-Production:Heritage was originally conceived in 1933, while Charles Chauvel was organising publicity for his previous film, In the Wake of the Bounty. The Australian government, in a bid to encourage the local film industry,...
1936 1936 in film The year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...
Among the Hardwoods	Lyn T. Maplestone		Documentary	Shot by Bert Ive. Re-release of the original 1926 film with a soundtrack made up of natural sounds. BFI
The Flying Doctor
It Isn't Done
Orphan of the Wilderness
Rangle River
Thoroughbred
Uncivilised Uncivilised Uncivilised is a 1936 Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel.The film is known as Uncivilized in the USA.- Plot summary :...	Charles Chauvel	Margot Rhys, Dennis Hoey Dennis Hoey Dennis Hoey was a British film and stage actor, best known for playing Inspector Lestrade in Universal's Sherlock Holmes series. He played the Master of Harrow in The Foxes of Harrow and appeared in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman. After a career as a singer, Hoey moved to acting on the stage in... , Ashton Jarry, Marcelle Marnay, Kenneth Brampton Kenneth Brampton -Filmography:Robbery Under Arms - actor, directorThe Dingo - director, writerThe Hayseeds - actorSplendid Fellows - writerUncivilised - actorTyphoon Treasure - actor-External Links:... , Victor Fitzherbert, E. Gilbert Howell, Edward Sylveni, P. Dwyer, Rita Aslim, John Fernside, Jessica Malone, Richard Mazar, Z. Gee, David McNiven, Norman Rutledge	Adventure	IMDb
White Death	Edwin G. Bowen	James Coleman James Coleman James Coleman may refer to:James P. Coleman , Governor of MississippiJames Smoot Coleman , American political scientistJames Samuel Coleman , American sociologistJames Coleman , Irish artist... , Harold Colonna, Alfred Frith, Zane Grey Zane Grey Zane Grey was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the Old West. Riders of the Purple Sage was his bestselling book. In addition to the success of his printed works, they later had second lives and continuing influence... , Nola Warren, John Weston John Weston Sir John Weston KCMG is a retired British diplomat. He was the UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council from 1992 to 1995, and the British Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1995 to 1998.-Early life:Weston was educated at Sherborne School and Worcester College,...	Adventure	IMDb
1937 1937 in film The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Events :*April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US....
The Avenger	A.R. Harwood A.R. Harwood Alexander Roy Harwood , better known as A.R. Harwood, or Dick Harwood, was an Australian film director and producer who also worked in exhibition...	Douglas Stuart Douglas Stuart Douglas K. Stuart is Professor of Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, an interdenominational Evangelical Seminary . He received his B.A... , John Fernside, Karen Greyson, Marcia Nelville, Marshall Crosby, George Lloyd George Lloyd George Lloyd may refer to:George Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd , British politicianGeorge Lloyd , member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly*George Lloyd , Bishop of Sodor and Man and Bishop of Chester, 1605–1614... , Raymond Longford Raymond Longford Raymond Longford was a prolific Australian film director, writer, producer and actor during the silent era. Longford was a major director of the silent film era of the Australian cinema. He formed a production team with Lottie Lyell... , Pat Twohill Pat Twohill Pat Twohill was a New Zealand actor and radio announcer who worked extensively in Australian film, radio and theatre. He is best known for his role in the classic war film in Forty Thousand Horsemen... , Jim Max, Albert Callanan, Reg King, Jack Couver, Val Atkinson, Fay Revel, Wyn Edgerton, Rae Maurice, Jeanne Battye, Mardy Harwood, Tich Irvine, Midge Harwood		IMDb
The Broken Melody The Broken Melody (1937 film) The Broken Melody is a 1938 Australian drama film directed by Ken G. Hall and starring Lloyd Hughes, Diana Du Cane and Rosalind Kennerdale. It was based on a best-selling novel by F.J. Thwaites.-Production:...	Ken G. Hall Ken G. Hall Kenneth George Hall, AO OBE , better known as Ken G. Hall, was an Australian film director, considered one of the most important figures in the history of the Australian film industry.-Early years:...	Lloyd Hughes Lloyd Hughes Lloyd Hughes was an American silent film actor.-Life and career:Born in Bisbee, Arizona, Hughes received his education at the Los Angeles Polytechnic School. He sought a career as an actor early in life, and his clean-cut appearance and ability soon gained him recognition... , Diana Du Cane	Drama
Lovers and Luggers
Mystery Island
A Nation Is Built
Phantom Gold
1938 1938 in film The year 1938 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of "Dorothy" in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. Ray Bolger is cast as the "Tinman" and Buddy Ebsen is cast as the "Scarecrow". At Bolger's insistence,...
Below the Surface	Rupert Kathner Rupert Kathner Rupert Kathner was an Australian film director best known for newsreels and low-budget films. He worked with Alma Brooks, an ex-barmaid, who co-produced, operated the camera, edited, co-scripted and acted in their films...	Neil Carlton, Reg King, Jimmy McMahon, Phyllis Reilly, Lawrence Taylor Lawrence Taylor Lawrence Julius Taylor , nicknamed "L.T.", is a Hall of Fame former American football player. Taylor played his entire professional career as a linebacker for the New York Giants in the National Football League... , Stan Tolhurst	Drama	IMDb
Dad and Dave Come to Town Dad and Dave Come to Town Dad and Dave Come to Town is a 1938 Australian comedy film directed by Ken G. Hall, the third in the 'Dad and Dave' comedy series starring Bert Bailey.-Synopsis:...	Ken G. Hall Ken G. Hall Kenneth George Hall, AO OBE , better known as Ken G. Hall, was an Australian film director, considered one of the most important figures in the history of the Australian film industry.-Early years:...	Bert Bailey, Fred MacDonald	Comedy	IMDb
Let George Do It Let George Do It Let George Do It is a 1940 British, black-and-white, comedy musical war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby, with Ronald Shiner as the clarinetist...	Marcel Varnel Marcel Varnel Marcel Varnel was a film director. He was born Marcel Hyacinthe le Bozec in Paris, France.Varnel started his working life on the Paris stage but soon became a director of musical comedies. In 1925 he moved to New York working as director in several Broadway operettas, musicals and dramas for the...	George Formby, Phyllis Calvert Phyllis Calvert Phyllis Calvert was an English film, stage and television actress. She was one of the leading stars of the Gainsborough melodramas of the 1940s.... , Garry Marsh Garry Marsh Garry Marsh was a British film actor. Marsh began acting on the stage at the age of fifteen. He started off in films as a leading man but later became a character actor playing self-important roles.-Filmography:* Long Odds... , Romney Brent, Bernard Lee Bernard Lee John Bernard Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films.-Life and career:... , Coral Browne Coral Browne Coral Browne was an Australian-American stage and screen actress.-Career:Coral Edith Brown was the only daughter of a restaurant-owner. She and her two brothers were raised in Footscray, a suburb of Melbourne, where she studied at the National Gallery Art School... , Helena Pickard, Percy Walsh Percy Walsh Percy Walsh was a British stage and film actor. His stage work included appearing in the London premieres of R.C.Sherriff's Journey's End and Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None and Appointment with Death .-Partial filmography:The Diplomatic Lover Dirty Work * Admirals All... , Diana Beaumont Diana Beaumont -Selected filmography:* When London Sleeps * The Secret Voice * Make It Three * Let the People Sing * Stolen Face * Home at Seven * Aunt Clara -External links:... , Torin Thatcher Torin Thatcher Torin Thatcher was an English actor born in Bombay, British India, India), to English parents. He was an imposing, powerfully built figure noted for his flashy portrayals of screen villains.... , Donald Calthrop Donald Calthrop Donald Calthrop was an English stage and film actor. He starred as the title character in the hit musical The Boy in 1917. He then appeared in 63 films between 1916 and 1940, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.He was born in London and died in Eton from a heart attack.He was the... , Hal Gordon Hal Gordon Hal Gordon was a British film actor. A character actor, he appeared in over 90 films in both comic and straight roles.He started off as a lawyer's clerk but finding it dull he decided on the stage, making his music hall debut in 1912... , Johnnie Schofield Johnnie Schofield -Selected filmography:* Lassie from Lancashire * Sheepdog of the Hills * Bob's Your Uncle * Up with the Lark * English Without Tears * The Echo Murders * The Shop at Sly Corner... , Albert Lieven Albert Lieven Albert Lieven was a German actor. He was born Albert Fritz Liévin in Hohenstein, East Prussia. He died in London, England. He was married four times, including to the actresses Susan Shaw and Valerie White.... , Bill Shine Bill Shine Bill Shine, born Wilfred William Dennis Shine, was a British theatre, film and television actor. Shine was born into a family of theatre actors; among others, Shine's father, mother, grandmother, two uncles and an aunt had worked in theatre. His father Wilfred Shine was a theatre actor who also... , Ronald Shiner Ronald Shiner Ronald Alfred Shiner was a British stand-up comedian and comedic actor whose career encompassed film, West End theatre and music hall.-Career:...
Show Business
Typhoon Treasure
1939 1939 in film The year 1939 in motion pictures can be justified as being called the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year .- Events :Motion picture historians and film often rate...
Gone to the Dogs
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out Mr. Chedworth Steps Out Mr. Chedworth Steps Out is a 1939 Australian film directed by Ken G. Hall. The film is a comedy about a mild-mannered clerk who is dominated by his wife and gets fired from his job after years of service...	Ken G. Hall Ken G. Hall Kenneth George Hall, AO OBE , better known as Ken G. Hall, was an Australian film director, considered one of the most important figures in the history of the Australian film industry.-Early years:...	Cecil Kellaway	Comedy	IMDb
Seven Little Australians

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