The Avenger (1937 film)

The Avenger
Directed by A. R. Harwood
Produced by A. R. Harwood
Written by Bert Hollis
Starring Douglas Stuart
John Fernside
Music by Frank Chapple
Cinematography Arthur Higgins
Tasman Higgins
Production
company
New Era Film Productions
Distributed by Atlas Films (Aust)
Columbia (US/UK)
Release dates
1937
Running time
55 mins
Country Australia

The Avenger is a 1937 Australian film directed by A. R. Harwood.

Plot

A reformed thief marries a wealthy socialite but is haunted by a former accomplice who tries to frame him for murder.

Cast

Production

The movie was produced by New Era Film Productions, a new production company that had been established in Melbourne by Morrell Wright and Cyrill Turner. A. R. Harwood was director of production.[2]

Filming started in October 1937 and took place at Pagewood Studios in Sydney.[3][4]

Release

The movie was ready for trade preview by 17 December 1937 and was distributed in Australia by Atlas Films.[5] It only achieved limited release.[6]

However the film was sold to Columbia for release in the UK, the last Australian film to be admitted under the old British quota law which allowed Australian movies to qualify as local ones. Harwood said this sale recouped 45% of the film's production cost.[7] This was a good enough result for New Era to make another feature, Show Business (1938).

References

  1. "Radiant as Our Dawn!.". The Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 14 November 1937. p. 39 Section: First Section. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  2. "PERSONAL.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 30 October 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  3. "NEW AUSTRALIAN FILM.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 5 October 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  4. "PERSONAL.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 30 October 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  5. "BRIEF ITEMS IN THE NEWS.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 31 March 1938. p. 12. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  6. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p179
  7. "AUSTRALIAN FILM.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 30 March 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 5 April 2012.


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