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The Load of Wood
1956
single work
film/TV
— Appears in: Three in One 1956;Adapted from the 1953 short story 'The Load of Wood' written by Frank Hardy under a pseudonym, this cinematic adaptation is a bleak, almost Soviet-like tale of men suffering out the 1930s Depression in a country town. Although a group of unemployed men is given relief work on the grounds that they cannot afford to buy enough fuel to keep their families warm, two of the men decide to steal a truck-load of wood from a rich man's estate and deliver it to those in the town with a desperate need for warmth.
Notes
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Adapted for the 1956 film The Load of Wood directed by Cecil Holmes. Screenplay by Rex Rienits.
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Originally published under Frank Hardy's pseudonym Ross Franklyn. Thereafter published under the name Frank Hardy
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Realism : A Symposium
1999
single work
column
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 156 1999; (p. 46-47) -
The Fella Slave
1987
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Quarterly , 3-4 October 1987; (p. 3)
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Realism : A Symposium
1999
single work
column
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 156 1999; (p. 46-47) -
The Fella Slave
1987
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Quarterly , 3-4 October 1987; (p. 3)
Last amended 28 Oct 2009 12:39:10
Settings:
- Country towns,
- 1930s
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