Smiley Gets a Gun
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| Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Written by | Anthony Kimmins Rex Rienits |
| Based on | novel by Moore Raymond |
| Produced by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Starring | Sybil Thorndike Chips Rafferty |
| Cinematography | Edward Scaife |
| Edited by | G. Turney-Smith |
| Music by | Wilbur Sampson |
| Color process | Color by DeLuxe |
Production Template:Pluralize from text | Canberra Films |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Template:Pluralize from text | Australia |
| Template:Pluralize from text | English |
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Smiley Gets a Gun is a 1958 Australian comedy-drama film in CinemaScope directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Sybil Thorndike and Chips Rafferty. It is the sequel to the 1956 film Smiley.
Synopsis
A young boy named Smiley desperately wants a gun. A deal is made between him and Sergeant Flaxman that if he gets 8 nicks (marks on a certain tree) for his good deeds he will get a .22 calibre rifle, valued at £2.[1] He has several adventures and is accused of stealing some gold. Smiley runs away but the real thief is caught and Smiley is rewarded with a gun.
Cast
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- Keith Calvert as Smiley Greevins
- Alexander ( Bruce) Thomas as Smiley Greevins on horse
- Bruce Archer as Joey
- Sybil Thorndike as Granny McKinley
- Chips Rafferty as Sergeant Flaxman
- Margaret Christensen as Ma Greevins
- Reg Lye as Pa Greevins
- Grant Taylor as Stiffy
- Guy Doleman as Mr Quirk
- Leonard Thiele as Mr Scrivens
- Verena Kimmins as Miss MacCowan
- Bruce Beeby as Dr Gasper
- Ruth Cracknell as Mrs Gaspen
- John Fegan as Tom Graham
- Brian Farley as Fred
- Janice Dinnen as Jean Holt
- Barbara Eather as Elsie
- William Rees as Mr Protheroe
- Gordon Chater as Reverend Galbraith
Production
The novel Smiley had been so popular that author Moore Raymond followed it up with Smiley Gets a Gun in 1947.[2]
The father of Colin Petersen, the actor who first played Smiley, wanted more money for him to return.[3] This meant a replacement had to be found. Anthony Kimmins looked at over 4,000 other applicants before finding Keith Calvert.[1] Moore Raymond also had returned to England, writing Smiley comics for Swift Comics. Kimmins' daughter Verena, who helped the young actors in the first Smiley movie, had a featured role in the film.
Filming took eight weeks towards the end of 1957. Shooting took place at Camden and Pagewood Studios.[4] It was part of a "mini boom" of foreign productions in Australia in the late 1950s.[5]
Release
The film was less successful than its predecessor and a proposed third film, Smiley Wins the Ashes, was never made.[6][3]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Smiley and His Gun". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 25 December 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Young Australian". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 14 February 1947. p. 13. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Vagg, Stephen (26 November 2024). "The Brief Movie Stardom of Colin (Smiley) Petersen". Filmink. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Smiley Gets a Gun". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 3 September 1958. p. 66. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Vagg, Stephen (5 January 2024). "Wrecking Australian stories: The Siege of Pinchgut". Filmink. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p226
External links
- Smiley Gets a Gun at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Smiley Gets a Gun at Oz Movies
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