Do you believe in ghosts?

Australia, 1951

Film
Do you believe in ghosts? thumbnail image.

A young John Straford again stars in this editing exercise as a skeptic whose compusure is shaken by a very untoward event. The back garden sets the scene.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

22 April 2019

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Credits

creator

Frank Straford

John Straford

Duration

00:00:59:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1951

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1006580

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

MPEG-2 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

Mini DV; Master

Mini DV; Sub-master

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy

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