Commonwealth Film Laboratories
Australian film production company
Commonwealth Film Laboratories was an Australian production company that operated from 1925 to the 1950s.[1] It was formerly located in Surry Hills, Sydney.[2]
In addition to making films for the Government of Australia, they invested in and provided facilities for several Australian feature films.[3]
Select credits
- Conquest (1936) – short[4]
- Eaglets (1935) – short[5][6]
- Mystery Island (1937) – production company[7]
- The Adventures of Dot (1938) – short – provided facilities[8]
- Typhoon Treasure (1936)[9]
- Seven Little Australians (1939) facilities
- Australia Has Wings (1941) – short[10]
- Whose War Is It? (1943)
- The Rats of Tobruk (1944) – investor[11]
- A Son Is Born (1946) – built sets[12]
References
- ^ "COMPANY NEWS". Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax. 18 February 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "7000 FEET OF FILM". Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax. 27 July 1927. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ Poppy de Souza, 'Commonwealth Film Laboratories', Australian Screen Online accessed 19 August 2012
- ^ ""Conquest"". Gosford Times & Wyong District Advocate. NSW: National Library of Australia. 7 November 1935. p. 14. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ ""EAGLETS."". Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax. 7 December 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "ALL-AUSTRALIAN ISLAND FILM". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: Queensland Newspapers. 14 July 1936. p. 16. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "ALL-AUSTRALIAN ISLAND FILM". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: Queensland Newspapers. 14 July 1936. p. 16. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ ""THE ADVENTURES OF DOT"". The Transcontinental. Port Augusta, SA: National Library of Australia. 23 September 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "FILM WORLD". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 4 March 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "3 PROPAGANDA FILMS". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Tobruk Rats help to put epic siege on screen". Australian Women's Weekly. Australian Consolidated Press. 6 November 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "£1,700,000 FILM". The Mail. Adelaide: News Limited. 7 October 1944. p. 8. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
External links
- Commonwealth Film Laboratories at Australian Screen Online
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