This Is the ABC is a 1955 Australian documentary from the Department of the Interior about the Australian Broadcasting Commission. It was directed by Shan Benson.
| This Is the ABC | |
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| Directed by | Shan Benson |
| Produced by | Maslyn Williams |
| Narrated by | Rupert Chance |
| Cinematography | Frank Bagnall |
| Edited by | Anne Gurr |
| Music by | John Antill |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Hoyts |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The documentary focused on the ABC's radio operations (television did not start until 1956) and included scenes of such shows as the news, Blue Hills and Eugene Goossens with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Some interior scenes were shot at Supreme Studios in North Sydney.[1]
Reception
editThe film was screened at the 1955 Melbourne Film Festival. The Age called it "a highly diverting romp".[2]
The film was given a limited cinema release through Hoyts.
It was also screened on the first night the ABC broadcast television in Sydney.[3] Reviewing it on television, the Australian Woman's Weekly called it "a good film, but I saw it twelve months ago in a Brisbane cinema."[4]
References
edit- ^ "Hoyts Theatres to Show Film of A.B.C.", ABC Weekly, 17 December 1955, retrieved 11 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Impressive films at festival". The Age. 1 June 1955. p. 2.
- ^ "National TV Makes Flying Start". The Argus. Melbourne. 20 November 1956. p. 3. Retrieved 12 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Television Parade". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. 24. 14 November 1956. p. 26. Retrieved 12 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- This is the ABC at IMDB
- This is the ABC at NFSA
- Complete film at NFSA YouTube