| 词条 | Harmony Row (1933 film) |
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| name = Harmony Row | image = | image_size = | caption = | director = F. W. Thring Raymond Longford (associate)[1] | producer = F. W. Thring | writer = George Wallace | based on = stage show by George Wallace | narrator = | starring = George Wallace Phyllis Baker | music = | cinematography = Arthur Higgins | editing = | studio = Efftee Film Productions | distributor = Universal Pictures | released = 11 February 1933 | runtime = 78 mins | country = Australia | language = English | budget = ₤11,000[2][3] | gross = £18,000[4] }} Harmony Row is a 1933 Australian musical comedy directed by F. W. Thring and Raymond Longford and starring popular stage comedian George Wallace. It marked the film debut of Bill Kerr. PlotGeorge enlists in the police force and is assigned to Harmony Row, a haunt of criminals such as Slogger Lee. He makes several friends, including the pretty street musician Molly, and boy soprano Leonard. He is persuaded to fight Slogger Lee in a boxing tournament. He manages to defeat Slogger and win, and is united with Molly. Cast{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
Original play{{Infobox play| name = Harmony Row | image = | image_size = | caption = | writer = George Wallace | characters = | setting = | premiere = 23 August 1924 | place = Newtown Majestic, Sydney[5] | orig_lang = English | subject = | genre = comedy revue }} The film was based on a revue Wallace had performed in the 1920s.[6] It was one of a series of "revusicals" written by Wallace during this period.[7] ProductionThe film marked the feature film debut of Bill Kerr who had been cast by Thring in a proposed movie called Pick and the Duffers. That movie was not made but he was then cast in Harmony Row.[8] The full version of the film features a haunted house sequence where George unravels a mystery in a mansion. In some versions of the film this sequence was cut and replaced with one where George arrests a high society gentlemen (Campbell Copelin), thinking he's a thief.[2] ReceptionThe film was released on a double bill with Diggers in Blighty and was a success at the box office.[2] The two films grossed £8000 in Melbourne and £3070 in two weeks in Sydney.[9] The critic from The Sydney Morning Herald called it "the first really successful picture that Efftee Films have produced."[10] The film was released in England. References1. ^"Raymond Longford", Cinema Papers, January 1974 p51 2. ^1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 160. 3. ^"Counting the Cash in Australian Films"', Everyones 12 December 1934 p 19-20 4. ^'Counting the Cash in Australian Films', Everyones 12 December 1934 p 19 quoted in Fitzpatrick p179 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16179303 |title=Newtown Majestic – Vaudeville and Revue. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=23 August 1924 |accessdate=6 December 2012 |page=16 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64055326 |title=Majestic Theatre. |newspaper=The Register |location=Adelaide |date=3 November 1924 |accessdate=8 August 2012 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 7. ^"George Wallace Revue Company" at Australian Variety Theatre Archive. (Sighted 6 December 2012) 8. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74872478 |title=Saturday Night. |newspaper=The Northern Times |location=Carnarvon, WA |date=4 April 1934 |accessdate=8 August 2012 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 9. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17074197 |title=Australian Films. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=24 February 1934 |accessdate=8 August 2012 |page=16 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 10. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16970019 |title=New Films. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=10 April 1933 |accessdate=8 August 2012 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
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