The Moth of Moonbi
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The Moth of Moonbi is a 1926
Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel. It was adapted from The Wild Moth, a 1924 novel by Australian author Mabel Forrest
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and formed his own production company, Australian Film Productions Ltd. He helped to secure funding by lobbying the Ipswich
and Toowoomba Chambers of Commerce on the necessity of an Australian film industry. On-location filming took place in Queensland, at three primary locations: near Spicer's Peak, at Franklyn Vale cattle station, and under the Sleeping Assyrian, a mountain in the Rosevale Valley. The film unit, comprising a total of eighteen members, included a bush chef and a supply of sheep and fowl. The lead roles were played by Doris Ashwin and Marsden Hassell, who later married.
1926 in film
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Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel. It was adapted from The Wild Moth, a 1924 novel by Australian author Mabel Forrest
Mabel Forrest
Helena Mabel Checkley Forrest was an Australian writer and journalist.Forrest was born near Yandilla, Queensland , the daughter of James Checkley Mills and his wife Margaret Nelson, née Haxell....
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Production
After spending eighteen months in Hollywood studying the filmmaking process, Charles Chauvel returned to QueenslandQueensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
and formed his own production company, Australian Film Productions Ltd. He helped to secure funding by lobbying the Ipswich
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
and Toowoomba Chambers of Commerce on the necessity of an Australian film industry. On-location filming took place in Queensland, at three primary locations: near Spicer's Peak, at Franklyn Vale cattle station, and under the Sleeping Assyrian, a mountain in the Rosevale Valley. The film unit, comprising a total of eighteen members, included a bush chef and a supply of sheep and fowl. The lead roles were played by Doris Ashwin and Marsden Hassell, who later married.