For the first time on video - the earliest Australian stage acts to appear on sound films - all transferred directly from quality original 35mm nitrate negatives and prints. Filmed on state-of-the-art Mitchell cameras with RCA sound, these long forgotten, `shorts’ open a window on the Australian Variety and Show world of the early 1930s.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
300932
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)