Episode number 2 of Series “History of Australian Cinema Series”.
Traces the history of the Australian film industry in the decade 1920-1930. Includes material from fifty newsreels, sixteen feature films and still photographs drawn from our seventy collections. The program looks at the 1927 Royal Commission of Enquiry and Film Bill of 1927, as well as footage of the Regent, capitol and Old State Theatre of Melbourne.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012586
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Australia
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Australia - History
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)