When the Kellys Rode
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| When the Kellys Rode | |
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| Directed by | Harry Southwell |
| Written by | Harry Southwell |
| Starring | Hay Simpson |
| Cinematography | Tasman Higgins |
Production company | Imperial Feature Films |
| Distributed by | British Empire Films |
Release dates |
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| Country | Australia |
| Budget | £10,000[1] or £8,000[2] |
| Box office | £750[2] |
When the Kellys Rode is a 1934 Australian film directed by Harry Southwell about Ned Kelly.
The story of Ned Kelly and his gang. A policeman comes to arrest Dan Kelly, which results in him being shot and Ned Kelly going on the run with his gang. They rob several banks but are captured and killed at the Glenrowan Hotel.
Cast
- Hay Simpson (Leslie Hay-Simpson) as Ned Kelly[3]
- John Appleton as Dan Kelly
- Norman Wait as Joe Byrne
- Robert Inglis as Steve Hart
- Regena Somerville as Kate Kelly[3]
Production
The film was produced by Imperial Films which was incorporated in 1933 with a capital of £20,000.[4]
Southwell had planned to call the film The Kelly Gang, but the Commonwealth censor objected to the use of the word gang in the title.[5]
It was filmed on location in the Megalong Valley in the Blue Mountains and in Cinesound's Studio at Rushcutter's Bay. Southwell hired a crew from Cinesound Productions.[6]
The film is considered to be first adaptation of the Kelly story with sound.[7]
