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Early Amateur Sound Film (1936–37)

1936
film

Amateur filmmaker Archie Stewart used an RCA Sound Camera to document family life from 1935. A member of the Amateur Cinema League, in 1937 he published one o..

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Professional Icing at Home

Australia, 1952
Similarity: 52%

Behind the menu

Australia, 1950
Similarity: 48%

The Place Across the River

Australia, 1977
Similarity: 48%

Patsy Comes To Stay

Australia, c. 1940s
Similarity: 47%

[John Anderson Home Movies: Reel 34]

Australia, c. 1970s
Similarity: 46%

The Legend of the pied piper

United States, 1948
Similarity: 46%

Brylcreem [advertisement]

Australia, 1950s
Similarity: 45%

Holiday album

Australia, 1953
Similarity: 45%

How to make a movie

Australia, 1951
Similarity: 43%

[John Robertson Duigan Film Collection: Reel 5]

Australia, c. 1920s
Similarity: 43%

The Opening of Canberra, Australia's capital city

Australia, 1927
Similarity: 42%

School in the mailbox

Australia, 1946
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Dad and Dave come to town

Australia, 1938
Similarity: 42%

Workman's nightmare

Australia, 1951
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Telling the World

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[John Anderson Home Movies: Reel 36]

Australia, c. 1960s
Similarity: 41%

[John Robertson Duigan Film Collection: Reel 4]

Australia, c. 1920s
Similarity: 41%

Do you believe in ghosts?

Australia, 1951
Similarity: 40%
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