F. W. Thring
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Frank W. Thring, better known as F. W. Thring, was an Australia
n film director
, producer, and exhibitor. He was managing director of Hoyts until 1930, after which he went into film production, establishing Efftee Studios
. Over the next five years, Efftee produced nine features, over 80 shorts and several stage productions, including the Australian musicals Collits' Inn
and The Cedar Tree
. Notable collaborators include CJ Dennis, George Wallace
and Frank Harvey
. It was estimated Thring lost over ₤75,000 of his own money on these ventures. He is the father of actor Frank Thring
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, producer, and exhibitor. He was managing director of Hoyts until 1930, after which he went into film production, establishing Efftee Studios
Efftee Studios
Efftee Studios was established by F.W. Thring in 1930.In 1931 the first commercially viable Australian made sound feature film, Diggers, was produced by Efftee Films in Melbourne using optical sound equipment imported from the USA.Efftee was also the first licensee of Melbourne radio station 3XY...
. Over the next five years, Efftee produced nine features, over 80 shorts and several stage productions, including the Australian musicals Collits' Inn
Collits' Inn
Collits' Inn is a Australian musical play. The 1933 Melbourne production at the Princess Theatre was presented by F.W. Thring and starred Gladys Moncrieff, George Wallace, Claude Flemming and Campbell Copelin. Thring intended to make a movie out of the play but died in 1936 before he had the chance...
and The Cedar Tree
The Cedar Tree (musical)
The Cedar Tree is a Australian musical play produced in the wake of the success of Collits' Inn. The 1934 Melbourne production at the Princess Theatre was presented by F.W. Thring and starred Gladys Moncrieff....
. Notable collaborators include CJ Dennis, George Wallace
George Wallace (Australian comedian)
George Wallace , was an Australian comedian, vaudevillian and film star. He was one of the most famous and successful Australian comedians on stage and screen in the twentieth century.-History:...
and Frank Harvey
Frank Harvey (Australian screenwriter)
Frank Harvey was an English-born actor, producer and writer best known for his work in Australia.-Biography:...
. It was estimated Thring lost over ₤75,000 of his own money on these ventures. He is the father of actor Frank Thring
Frank Thring
Frank William Thring was an Australian character actor.-Early life:Thring was born in Melbourne and educated at the Melbourne Grammar School. His father, Frank W. Thring, was the head of Efftee Studios, in Melbourne, in the 1920s, and is said to be the inventor of the clapperboard...
.
Filmography
- The Haunted Barn (1931) - short
- A Co-respondent's Course (1931) - short
- DiggersDiggers (1931 film)Diggers is a 1931 Australian film directed by F.W. Thring starring popular stage comedian Pat Hanna. Based on Hanna's stage show, it concerns the adventures of Australian soldiers during World War I. The film consists of three separate episodes....
(1931) - The Sentimental BlokeThe Sentimental Bloke (1932 film)The Sentimental Bloke is a 1932 Australian film directed by F.W. Thring, an adaptation of Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by CJ Dennis....
(1932) - His Royal HighnessHis Royal Highness (1932 film)His Royal Highness is a 1932 Australian film directed by F.W. Thring, also known as His Loyal Highness...
(1932) - Harmony RowHarmony Row (1933 film)Harmony Row is a 1933 Australian musical comedy starring popular stage comedian George Wallace.-External links:* in the Internet Movie Database* at Australian Screen Online...
(1933) - A Ticket in TattsA Ticket in Tatts (1934 film)A Ticket in Tatts is a 1934 musical comedy starring popular stage comedian George Wallace as an accident-prone stablehand. It was the last of three films Wallace made for F. W. Thring.-Cast:*George Wallace*Frank Harvey-External links:...
(1934) - SheepmatesSheepmatesSheepmates was a proposed Australian film from director F.W. Thring based on a 1931 novel by William Hatfield. Filming began in 1933. After shooting some studio scenes, the crew departed to the Queensland and South Australian border for six weeks of filming around various cattle stations...
(1934) - abandoned during shooting - Clara GibbingsClara GibbingsClara Gibbings is a 1934 Australian film directed by F.W. Thring about the owner of a London pub who discovers she is the daughter of an earl. It was a vehicle for stage star Dorothy Brunton.-Synopsis:...
(1934) - The Streets of LondonThe Streets of London (1934 film)The Streets of London is a 1934 Australian film directed by F.W. Thring. It was a filmed version of a play by Dion Boucicault which Thring had produced on stage the previous year.-Cast:*Frank Harvey as Badger*Ethel Newman as Mrs Fairweather...
(1934)
External links
- F. W. Thring at Australian Dictionary of BiographyAustralian Dictionary of BiographyThe Australian Dictionary of Biography is a national, co-operative enterprise, founded and maintained by the Australian National University to produce authoritative biographical articles on eminent people in Australia's history....
- Frank Thring Introduces Stars at Australian Screen OnlineAustralian Screen OnlineAustralian Screen Online is an on-line database operated by the Australian National Film and Sound Archive. It provides information about and excerpts from a wide selection of Australian feature films, documentaries, television programs, newsreels, short films, animations, and home-movies. It also...
- F. W. Thring at Australian Screen OnlineAustralian Screen OnlineAustralian Screen Online is an on-line database operated by the Australian National Film and Sound Archive. It provides information about and excerpts from a wide selection of Australian feature films, documentaries, television programs, newsreels, short films, animations, and home-movies. It also...
- F. W. Thring at Trove
- F. W. Thring Australian theatre credits at AusstageAusstageAusStage is an online database which records information about live performances in Australia. It provides records of productions from the beginnings of theatre in Australia up to today...
- F. W. Thring at the National Film and Sound ArchiveNational Film and Sound ArchiveThe National Film and Sound Archive is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items...