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12 June 1957 (USA)
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Smiley Greevins is a cheeky, mischievous, imaginative little boy who lives in the small town of Murrumbilla in the Australian outback...
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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(2 articles)
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Cast
(in credits order) | Colin Petersen | ... | Smiley Greevins |
| Bruce Archer | ... | Joey |
| Ralph Richardson | ... | Reverend Lambeth |
| John McCallum | ... | Jim Rankin |
| Chips Rafferty | ... | Sergeant Flaxman |
| Jocelyn Hernfield | ... | Miss Workman |
| Reg Lye | ... | Pa Bill Greevins |
| Margaret Christensen | ... | Mrs. Greevins |
| Charles 'Bud' Tingwell | ... | Mr Stevens |
| Marion Johns | ... | Mrs. Stevens |
| Gavin Davies | ... | Fred Stevens |
| Toni Hansen | ... | Jean Holt |
| William Rees | ... | Mr Johnson |
| John Fegan | ... | Nobby |
| Guy Doleman | ... | Bill McVitty |
| Letty Craydon | ... | Lady at christening |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jerome 'Jock' Levy | ||
| Chow Sing | ... | Ah Too |
| Bob Sunin | ... | King Billy |
| Reggie Weigand | ... | Jackie |
| Leonard Teale | ... | Doctor (uncredited) |
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| Anthony Kimmins | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Anthony Kimmins | ||
| Moore Raymond | novel | |
| Moore Raymond | screenplay | |
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| Anthony Kimmins | .... | producer | |
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| William Alwyn | |||
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| Edward Scaife | |||
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| Gerald Turney-Smith | |||
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| Stan Wollveridge | |||
Production Management | |||
| Cecil F. Ford | .... | production manager (as Cecil Ford) | |
Art Department | |||
| Ken Muggleston | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| John Cox | .... | sound supervisor | |
Music Department | |||
| Muir Mathieson | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Valerie Frost | .... | continuity | |
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- Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1957) (USA) (theatrical)
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97 min
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Two-up is an Australian gambling game. Players wager on the toss of two coins, placing money on a result of two heads or two tails. If one of each turns up, there is no result and the coins are tossed again.See more »
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Continuity: Smiley leaves his shirt and hat and a letter behind when he crosses the river to take a parcel the King Billy. However, when he returns he only collects the letter and his shirt.See more »
Movie Connections:
Followed by Smiley Gets a Gun (1958)See more »
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Click go the Shears See more »
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Sure it looks old and the actors speak in an unusually strong Aussie accent that can be off-putting even for this Down Under fellow but its simplicity, scenery shots and innocent story really is wonderful.
I remember seeing this as a kid one summer holiday (the type of movie they put on at midday to entertain us kids along with old Tarzan flicks and bad, bad oh! so bad Sci Fi relics).
Instantly it hit chords within me. As an Australian country lad watching this, I could smell the sun on the gum leaves and the as above-mentioned accents where, yes, goddamn awful BUT so familiar.
For an Aussie, anywhere (and all others everywhere else), watch this film...enjoy it for what it is...