A Banker in paradise | Jack Gardiner | ACMI collection | ACMI: Your museum of screen culture

Produced for the Bank of NSW as part of its 150th anniversary celebrations. Shows the scenery and colourful life of Fiji and the activities of an officer providing banking services.

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Collection

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Credits

director

Jack Gardiner

producer

John Kingsford-Smith

production company

Kingcroft Productions

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

Australia

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015668

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Banks and banking

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Fiji

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → History

Places → Fiji

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/77417--a-banker-in-paradise/ |title=A Banker in paradise |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=24 May 2025 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}