A Yank in Australia

A Yank in Australia (1942)

Two rival newspaper editors in New York send journalists to the South Pacific to dig up new material.

Date of release
1942-11-11
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Alfred J. Goulding

Casting

Interesting facts

A Yank in Australia is a 1942 Australian comedy film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Al Thomas and Hartney Arthur.

Production

The film was made by Austral-American Productions. The chief backer of this was Sydney stockbroker Gordon Wharton, who formed a syndicate and raised £3,000 to make the film. This amount proved insufficient and Wharton claimed he provided the remaining £1,500 needed himself. (A similar shortfall happened on his next film, Red Sky at Morning).

Australian born Alf Goulding had built a significant career as a director in Hollywood, but had returned to Australia due to US visa regulations. He had directed several documentaries with the title Australia Marches On and was linked with several proposed film projects.

Filming started by May 1942. The film was shot at the Commonwealth Film Laboratory studios in Sydney, with exteriors at Taronga Park Zoo. Several of the cast were established radio performers.

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