Diggers (1931 film)
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Diggers is a 1931 Australian film directed by F.W. Thring starring popular stage comedian Pat Hanna
. Based on Hanna's stage show, it concerns the adventures of Australian soldiers during World War I
. The film consists of three separate episodes.
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....
. Based on Hanna's stage show, it concerns the adventures of Australian soldiers during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. The film consists of three separate episodes.
External links
- Diggers at Australian Screen OnlineAustralian Screen OnlineAustralian Screen Online is an on-line database operated by the Australian National Film and Sound Archive. It provides information about and excerpts from a wide selection of Australian feature films, documentaries, television programs, newsreels, short films, animations, and home-movies. It also...
- Diggers at National Film and Sound ArchiveNational Film and Sound ArchiveThe National Film and Sound Archive is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items...