KEN G. HALLKokoda Front Line!1942 · Documentary
9′
Kokoda Front Line!1942 · Documentary · Ken G. Hall
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Australian and New Zealand films of the 1940s
131 films recorded for 1940–1949, 56 with a full page, plus 0 TV series that premiered.
Top genres
Busiest directors
- Ken G. Hall21
- Charles Chauvel8
- Ralph Smart3
- Lee Robinson3
- Harry Watt2
- T.O. McCreadie2
- Rupert Kathner2
- Joris Ivens1
Best-known films of the 1940s
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RALPH SMARTBush Christmas1947 · Drama
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CHARLES CHAUVELForty Thousand Horsemen1940 · War
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Forty Thousand Horsemen1940 · War · Charles Chauvel
KEN G. HALLSmithy1946 · Adventure
Smithy1946 · Adventure · Ken G. Hall
ERIC PORTERA Son Is Born1946 · Drama
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A Son Is Born1946 · Drama · Eric Porter
STANLEY HAWESSchool in the Mailbox1947 · Documentary
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School in the Mailbox1947 · Documentary · Stanley Hawes
CHARLES CHAUVELSons of Matthew1949 · Drama
Sons of Matthew1949 · Drama · Charles Chauvel
| Title | Year | Director | Genre | Min | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Overlanders | 1946 | Harry Watt | Drama, Western | 91 | 1 |
| The Rats of Tobruk | 1944 | Charles Chauvel | Drama | — | |
| 100,000 Cobbers | 1942 | Ken G. Hall | Documentary | — | |
| A Yank in Australia | 1942 | Alfred J. Goulding | Drama | 65 | |
| Crocodile Hunters Short film | 1949 | Lee Robinson | Documentary | — | |
| Dad Rudd, MP | 1940 | Ken G. Hall | Comedy | — | |
| Eureka Stockade | 1949 | Harry Watt | Drama | 103 | |
| Namatjira the Painter | 1947 | Lee Robinson | Documentary | — | |
| South West Pacific Short film | 1943 | Ken G. Hall | — | — | |
| That Certain Something | 1941 | Clarence G. Badger | Musical | — | |
| The Pearlers Short film | 1949 | Lee Robinson | Documentary | — | |
| A Mountain Goes to Sea | 1943 | Charles Chauvel | Documentary | — | |
| Always Another Dawn | 1948 | T.O. McCreadie | War | — | |
| Anzacs in Overalls | 1941 | Ken G. Hall | Documentary | — | |
| Assault on Salamaua | 1943 | Ken G. Hall | Documentary | — | |
| Australian Bushland Symphony Short film | 1949 | Ken G. Hall | Documentary | — |