Journey for Three is a 1950 New Zealand black and white immigration propaganda film.[1]

Journey for Three
Directed byMichael Forlong
Written byMichael Forlong
Produced byStanhope Andrews
StarringElizabeth Armstrong
Margaret McNulty
Stewart Pilkington
CinematographyRandal Beattie
Edited byMichael Forlong
Music byDouglas Lilburn
Production
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Distributed byNZ Film Archives
Release date
  • 1950 (1950)
Running time
45 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

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This film dramatised postwar immigration to New Zealand.[1] Three British citizens travel and settle down in New Zealand, and the film shows their hopes, jobs, challenges, and adventures.[1]

Cast

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  • Elizabeth Armstrong as Cassie McLeod
  • Margaret McNulty as Margaret Allen
  • Stewart Pilkington as Harry White
  • Francis Renner as The Foreman

Production

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This was an immigration propaganda film production released by the National Film Unit.[1] The film had a theatrical release in the UK.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Journey for Three". NZ On Screen. Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Comment on N.Z. film "Journey for Three" in Britain". Papers Past. No. 127, Vol 70. Ashburton Guardian. 14 March 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Cinema of Unease". NZ On Screen. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ^ Sigley, Simon (2011). "Rites of Passage in Post-Second World War New Zealand Cinema: Migrating the Masculine in 'Journey for Three'". academia.edu. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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