Austral-American Productions
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Austral-American Productions was a short-lived film production company in Australia during the 1940s. They made two feature films during World War II, a time of low output for Australian cinema. They also produced some stage plays and exhibited films. Hartney Arthur was managing director.[1][2]
Gordon Wharton was a key financier.[3][4][5]
The company contributed to prizes for writing.[6] It was involved in several lawsuits.[7]
The company was wound up in 1950.[8]
- Beautiful Canberra - short film
- A Yank in Australia (1942) – film
- Twelfth Night and The Tempest by William Shakespeare (1943) – plays produced by John Alden[9]
- Red Sky at Morning (1944) – film
