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Born: Established: 1925 Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: ca. 1955
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2 form y separately published work icon Typhoon Treasure John Macleod , ( dir. Noel Monkman ) 1938 Sydney : Commonwealth Film Laboratories , 1938 Z1583829 1938 single work film/TV adventure The narrative concerns Alan Richards, the sole survivor of a pearling lugger wrecked during a typhoon. He sets out to recover the pearls, travelling across the island. His adventures as he treks through the thick jungle include trying to avoid being killed by the island's head-hunting inhabitants.
1 2 form y separately published work icon Mystery Island Harry Lauder II , ( dir. J. A. Lipman ) 1937 Sydney : Commonwealth Film Laboratories , 1937 Z1569038 1937 single work film/TV mystery thriller crime

A mystery thriller adapted from a story by Captain T. D. Bairnsfather, of Station 2KY, concerning ten people shipwrecked on an island in the South Pacific, one of whom is a murderer, and another a detective. The ship's captain is the only one amongst them who knows this person's identity but he has lost his memory.

The critical reception for the film was less than positive, with one review indicating that while 'the story presents good dramatic possibilities… the opportunity seems to have passed by. Suspense is lacking, and neither the action nor the players themselves do very much to provide it' (Sydney Morning Herald 8 March 1937, p.4).
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