The Shiralee (Original title)
Date: 29 July 1957 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Leslie Norman
Synopsis: Tale of the wanderings of a Sydney man, 'Mac' Macauley, who takes to the road with five-year-old daughter, Buster, after finding his neglected wife, Marge, living with another man. Mac and Buster go from town to town looking for a job, though having a young daughter often proves an obstacle to finding work. Though fiercely proud and unwilling to ask for charity, Mac calls on old friends and acquaintances when Buster falls ill, and along the way learns that he ocne got an old flame pregnant. When, after a traffic accident, Marge tries to get Buster back via the courts, purely to spite Mac, Mac uses all his resilience to keep Buster with him.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Fathers, Daughters, Employment, Divorce
Releases
Date: 1957Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 99 mins Length: 8942 FeetDialogue (original): English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1221629
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 8753 FeetBFI identifier: C-154134
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 8951 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-154136
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8981 FeetStock date: 1957BFI identifier: C-154135
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 29 July 1957 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Leslie Norman
Synopsis: Tale of the wanderings of a Sydney man, 'Mac' Macauley, who takes to the road with five-year-old daughter, Buster, after finding his neglected wife, Marge, living with another man. Mac and Buster go from town to town looking for a job, though having a young daughter often proves an obstacle to finding work. Though fiercely proud and unwilling to ask for charity, Mac calls on old friends and acquaintances when Buster falls ill, and along the way learns that he ocne got an old flame pregnant. When, after a traffic accident, Marge tries to get Buster back via the courts, purely to spite Mac, Mac uses all his resilience to keep Buster with him.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Fathers, Daughters, Employment, Divorce
Releases
Date: 1957Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 99 mins Length: 8942 FeetDialogue (original): English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1221629
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 8753 FeetBFI identifier: C-154134
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 8951 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-154136
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8981 FeetStock date: 1957BFI identifier: C-154135
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film