The Pudding Thieves
| The Pudding Thieves | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Brian Davies |
| Produced by | Brian Davies |
| Written by | Brian Davies |
| Starring | Bernice Murphy |
| Music by |
George Tibbits the Wild Cherries the Loved Ones Ian Topless |
| Cinematography | Sasha Trikojus |
Release dates | 17 September 1967 |
Running time | 54 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Pudding Thieves is a 1967 Australian film. It was the first movie from the "Carlton school".[1][2]
Plot
Bill and George work as photographers, with a sideline in pornography. Bill's girlfriend discovers this and leaves him in disgust. Bill betrays George to the police.
Cast
- Bernice Murphy as Pete
- Bill Morgan as Bill
- George Tibbits as George
- Tina Date as George's girl
- Burt Cooper as Pimp
- Dorothy Bradley as religious woman
- George Dixon as Bill's friend
- David Kendall as rival pornographer
- Julien Pringle as photographer
- Bert Deling as pimp
- Mandy Boyd as advertising girl
- Nick Yardley
- Chris Maudson
- Peter Nicholls as the buyer
- Sue Ingleton as model
- Pat Black as model
- Penny Brown as model
Production
The film was shot from 1963 to 1967 on borrowed 16 mm film equipment. It was largely funded by director Brian Davies who was a director at La Mama Theatre. The script evolved during production and three separate endings were shot.[1]
Reception
The film was not widely seen but was influential as many people associated with La Mama became key players in the Australian film revival of the 1970s.[3]
References
- 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p239
- ↑ Bruce Hodson, 'The Carlton Ripple and the Australian Film Revival', Screening the Past 2008 accessed 4 Sept 2012
- ↑ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p275
External links
- The Pudding Thieves at the Internet Movie Database
- The Pudding Thieves at Oz Movies
- The Pudding Thieves at BFI Film Forever
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