Fourth Liberty Loans: I Had A Son

Fourth Liberty Loans: I Had A Son is a short film from Ken G. Hall made for propaganda purposes in World War Two.[1]

Fourth Liberty Loans: I Had A Son
Directed byKen G. Hall
Written byRobert MacKinnon
Produced byKen G. Hall
StarringJohn Tate
CinematographyBert Nicholas
Edited byWilliam Shepherd
Production
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Distributed byColumbia
Release date
  • 1943 (1943)
Running time
9 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

It was part of the Fourth Liberty Loans campaign by the Australian government.[2][3]

The film was criticised in some sectors.[4][5]

Plot

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A father mourns the loss of his fighter pilot son, who crashes in New Guinea during World War II and survives, then sacrifices his life to save other Australian soldiers from a Japanese ambush.

Cast

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  • John Tate
  • George Randall

References

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  1. ^ Pike, Andrew Franklin. "The History of an Australian Film Production Company: Cinesound, 1932-70" (PDF). Australian National University. p. 242.
  2. ^ "Screen & Radio Features In Loan Drive". The Sunday Times. Perth. 3 October 1943. p. 8. Retrieved 13 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Five Films To Aid Loan". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXVI, no. 26516. South Australia. 29 September 1943. p. 7. Retrieved 21 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "FILM CRITICISED". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 8 November 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 13 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "POINTS FROM LETTERS". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 10 November 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 13 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
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