Production

It was based on an original story by Frank Hurley

Frank Hurley

James Francis "Frank" Hurley, OBE was an Australian photographer and adventurer. He participated in a number of expeditions to Antarctica and served as an official photographer with Australian forces during both world wars.His artistic style produced many memorable images but he also used staged...

 which was rewritten by Frank Harvey

Frank Harvey (Australian screenwriter)

Frank Harvey was an English-born actor, producer and writer best known for his work in Australia.-Biography:...

. Hall claims it had no connection with the 1926 film Tall Timber

Tall Timber (1926 film)

Tall Timber is a 1926 Australian silent film about a rich man who flees the city and works in a timber mill.-External links:* at National Film and Sound Archive...

, which he had never seen. He also said the resulting movie was "weak as hell".

Special effects were done by George Kenyon, who Hall hired from J.C. Williamsons Ltd and went on to do effects for all of Cinesound's subsequent features.

Cast

• Frank Leighton
  Frank Leighton
  Frank Leighton was an Australian actor best known for two leading roles in films for Ken G. Hall, Thoroughbred and Tall Timbers .-Biography:...
  
  
• Shirley Ann Richards
• Frank Harvey
  Frank Harvey (Australian screenwriter)
  Frank Harvey was an English-born actor, producer and writer best known for his work in Australia.-Biography:...
  
  
• Campbell Copelin
  Campbell Copelin
  Campbell Copelin was an English-born actor, who moved to Australia in the 1920s and worked extensively in film, theatre, radio and television. He had a notable association with J.C. Williamson Ltd and frequently collaborated with F.W. Thring and Frank Harvey...
  
  

External links

• Tall Timbers in the Internet Movie Database
  Internet Movie Database
  Internet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
  
  
• Tall Timbers at Australian Screen Online
  Australian Screen Online
  Australian 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...