Based on a Harlequin/Mills and Boon novel “The house in the timberwoods” by Joyce Dingwell. Set in Australia in 1946, it is the story of an English governess employed by the wealthy boss of a timber empire. He and his three children harbour a deep mistrust of women and she is befriended by one of the many returned servicemen in the timberlands. Stars Terence Donovan and Susan Lyons, supported by Harold Hopkins, Steve Bisley and Martin Vaughan.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
325029
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Preservation Print (Section 5)