Winners : The Paper Boy (Captioned)

Australia, 1985

TV show
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Episode of Series ‘Winners’.
During the Depression, Joe’s father gets the sack. The only money the family has is what 13 year old Joe earns from selling papers. Then Joe has a fight with his father and leaves home. He lives on the streets battling with his wits and his fists as he gets to know the characters of the city - the down and outs, the Communist agitators, the Sallies, and Old Harry.

Credits

director

Paul Cox

producer

Jane Ballantyne

Language

English

Duration

00:50:00:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

34880

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 12+

Closed captioning

Television

Sound/audio

Captioned

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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