I own the racecourse

United States, 1975

Film
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Episode of Series “Stories Round the World”.
A heartwarming and humorous story from the novel by Patricia Wrightson. Set in Sydney, a backward child named Andy buys a racecourse for three dollars from a tramp.

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Credits

producer

Anna Home

director

Darrol Blake

production company

Learning Corporation of America

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1975

Appears in

Stories Round the World

Group of items

Stories Round the World

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013599

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Childrens Films

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Horse racing - Australia

Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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