Sons of Matthew
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Sons of Matthew is a 1949 Australia
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 directed by Charles Chauvel. The film was shot in 1947 on location in Queensland, Australia and the studio sequences in Sydney. Sons of Matthew took 1.5 years to complete, but it was a great success with Australian audiences, when it finally opened in December 1949.

Sons of Matthew is a legendary film in the history of Australian cinema, partly because of the adverse conditions in which it was made. Maxwell Dunn wrote later in his book How they Made Sons of Matthew that during filming it was the wettest season in 80 years in Queensland. For UK and US release Universal cut the film by 30 minutes, added some American narration and renamed it The Rugged O'Riordans.

Plot summary

Sons of Matthew follows the story of three generations of settlers on the rugged plateaus of the Australian bush country.

Cast & Crew

Actors
  • Michael Pate
    Michael Pate
    Michael Pate was an Australian actor, writer and director.-Early life:He was born Edward John Pate in Drummoyne, Sydney...

     as Shane O'Riordan
  • Ken Wayne
    Ken Wayne
    Ken Wayne was an Australian actor. He made his film debut in Sons of Matthew and appeared in a number of movies including Dust in the Sun , but was also well known for his work in radio, particularly for playing private eye Larry Kent in the series I Hate Crime...

     as Barney O'Riordan
  • Tommy Burns
    Tommy Burns (Australian boxer)
    Tommy Burns was the professional name of the Australian boxer Geoffrey Mostyn Murphy . He was born in Mullumbimby, New South Wales, but spent most of his life in the neighbouring Australian state of Queensland....

     as Luke O'Riordan
  • John Unicomb as Terry O'Riordan
  • John Ewart
    John Ewart
    John Ewart was an Australian Film Institute award winning actor.-Career:Ewart was born in Melbourne. He began his acting career when he was cast at the age of four in a radio production of Snow White...

     as Mickey O'Riordan
  • Wendy Gibb as Cathy McAllister
  • John O'Malley as Matthew O'Riordan
  • Thelma Scott
    Thelma Scott
    Thelma Scott was an Australian actress whose 70-year career in theatre, radio, film and television made her one of her country's most recognisable personalities....

     as Jane O'Riordan
  • Dorothy Alison
    Dorothy Alison
    Dorothy Alison was an Australian stage, film and television actress.She was born in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, and was educated at Sydney Girls High School. She moved to London, England in 1949 to further her career...

     as Rose O'Riordan
  • Diane Proctor as Mary O'Riordan


Technical roles
  • Production: Charles and Elsa Chauvel
  • Music: Henry Krips
  • Cinematography: Carl Kaiser and Bert Nicholas
  • Editing: Terry Banks
  • Costumes: Thelma Afford
    Thelma Afford
    Thelma Afford was an Australian costume designer, theatre performer, and fashion journalist who worked in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney.- Early years :...

  • Sound: Allyn Barnes
  • Special effects: William Symonds

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