The Flying Doctor
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The Flying Doctor is a 1936 Australian
-British
drama film
directed by Miles Mander
and starring Charles Farrell
, Mary Maguire
and James Raglan
. The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
operate in the Australian Outback
. Australian cricketer Don Bradman appears as himself during the film.
Cinema of Australia
Cinema of Australia, more commonly referred to as the Australian film industry, refers to the system of production, distribution, and exhibition of films in Australia. Film production commenced in Australia in 1906 with the production of The Story of the Kelly Gang, the earliest feature film made...
-British
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Miles Mander
Miles Mander
Miles Mander , born Lionel Henry Mander , was a well-known and versatile English character actor of the early Hollywood cinema, also a film director and producer, and a playwright and novelist.-Early life:Miles Mander was the second son of Theodore Mander, builder of Wightwick Manor, of the prominent...
and starring Charles Farrell
Charles Farrell
Charles Farrell was an American film actor of the 1920s silent era and into the 1930s, and later a television actor...
, Mary Maguire
Mary Maguire
Mary Maguire was an Australian actress who briefly became a Hollywood and British film star in the late 1930s.-Childhood and Career in Australia:...
and James Raglan
James Raglan
-In Australia:Early in 1935 he was brought out to Australia with the Gabriel Toyne company by J. C. Williamson, playing Laburnum Grove and Michael Egan's The Dominant Sex. During this time he had appeared in the radio serials The Scarlet Pimpernel and Khyber by Edmund Barclay, in both series...
. The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is an emergency and primary health care service for those living in rural, remote and regional areas of Australia...
operate in the Australian Outback
Outback
The Outback is the vast, remote, arid area of Australia, term colloquially can refer to any lands outside the main urban areas. The term "the outback" is generally used to refer to locations that are comparatively more remote than those areas named "the bush".-Overview:The outback is home to a...
. Australian cricketer Don Bradman appears as himself during the film.
Cast
- Charles FarrellCharles FarrellCharles Farrell was an American film actor of the 1920s silent era and into the 1930s, and later a television actor...
- Sandy Nelson - Mary MaguireMary MaguireMary Maguire was an Australian actress who briefly became a Hollywood and British film star in the late 1930s.-Childhood and Career in Australia:...
- Jenny Rutherford - James RaglanJames Raglan-In Australia:Early in 1935 he was brought out to Australia with the Gabriel Toyne company by J. C. Williamson, playing Laburnum Grove and Michael Egan's The Dominant Sex. During this time he had appeared in the radio serials The Scarlet Pimpernel and Khyber by Edmund Barclay, in both series...
- Doctor John Vaughan - Joe ValliJoe ValliJoe Valli was a Scottish actor, who worked for many years in Australian vaudeville and film. He had a long-running vaudeville partnership with Pat Hanna, Chic and Joe.- Selected filmography :* Diggers * Waltzing Matilda...
- Dodger Green - Margaret VynerMargaret VynerMargaret Vyner was an Australian-born film actress who appeared in British films. She was married to the film director Hugh Williams.-Selected filmography:* Sensation * Sailing Along * This Man Is Dangerous...
- Betty Webb - Eric Colman - Geoffrey Webb
- Tom Lurich - Blotch Burns
- Maudie EdwardsMaudie EdwardsMaudie Edwards was a Welsh actress and singer, now best remembered as a member of the original cast of Coronation Street....
- Phyllis - Katie Towers - Mrs. O'Toole
- Phillip Lytton - Doctor Gordon Rutherford
- Andrew Beresford - John Rutherford
- Jack ClarkeJack ClarkeJack Clarke may refer to:*Jack E. Clarke, former Essendon Football Club player and coach*Jack K. Clarke, former East Fremantle Football Club player*Jack Clarke , racing driver in the FIA Formula Two Championship-See also:...
- Pop Schnitzel - Phil SmithPhil SmithPhilip Arnold Smith was an American professional basketball player who played for 9 seasons in the National Basketball Association .- Collegiate career :...
- Barman Joe - Donald BradmanDonald BradmanSir Donald George Bradman, AC , often referred to as "The Don", was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time...
- Himself
External Links
- The Flying Doctor at 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...