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1932 Australian film
Oh! What a Night!
Directed byF.W. Thring
George Wallace (uncredited)
Written byGeorge Wallace
Based onA vaudeville sketch by George Wallace
Produced byF.W. Thring
StarringGeorge Wallace
Marshall Crosby
Production
company		Efftee Films
Release date
  • 1932 (1932)
Running time13 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Oh! What a Night! is a 1932 Australian short film written by and starring George Wallace.

Premise

A man goes drinking with his friend and goes home to his wife.

Cast

  • George Wallace as John
  • Marshall Crosby
  • Lula Fanning
  • Maida Jones

Production

Wallace had performed the sketch on stage in 1939. It was the second time he had appeared on film, following George Wallace, Australia's Premier Comedian.

Wallace was reportedly the real director, although F.W. Thring is credited.

Release

The film was widely screened as a support feature for Efftee movies in 1932.

Reception

Everyones said "George is a splendid comedian, and the gags keep the laughs coming at a fast bat." The Brisbane Daily Standard wrote, "No funnier talkie short has ever been filmed in this city. George is even better on the films than on the legitimate stage. "

References

  1. Australian Broadcasting Commission (17 February 1940), "Vaudeville stars on tour", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1326732048, retrieved 26 August 2024 – via Trove
  2. ""Diggers."". Morning Bulletin. No. 20586. Queensland, Australia. 9 July 1932. p. 11. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Entertainments". The West Australian. Vol. XLVI, no. 8, 832. Western Australia. 13 October 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Proceedings Under the Copyright Act 1912". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. 95. Australia, Australia. 30 October 1930. p. 2099. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. Lesley Speed, "The comedian comedies: George Wallace's 1930s comedies, Australian cinema and Hollywood". Metro, 158, September 2008, p. 77. ISSN 0312-2654
  6. "Australian film industry". Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol. 41, no. 10, 415. Western Australia. 2 August 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Thring Will Take Efftee Films to London.", Everyones, Sydney: Everyones Ltd, 3 August 1932, nla.obj-584403153, retrieved 26 August 2024 – via Trove
  8. George Wallace Australia's Premiere Comedian at ASO
  9. "George Wallace" (PDF). Australian Variety Theatre Archive.
  10. "Close-Ups And Long Shots Of The Movie World". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 25 June 1932. p. 11. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "v. : ill. ; 32 cm.", Everyones in to box office, Sydney: Everyones Ltd, 13 December 1933, nla.obj-576887562, retrieved 26 August 2024 – via Trove
  12. ""Diggers" great success". Daily Standard. No. 6025. Queensland, Australia. 9 May 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

Films of F. W. Thring
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