Pudding Thieves is a 1967 Australian film. It was the first film from the "Carlton school".[1][2]

The Pudding Thieves
Directed byBrian Davies
Written byBrian Davies
Produced byBrian Davies
StarringBernice Murphy
CinematographySasha Trikojus
Music byGeorge Tibbits
the Wild Cherries
the Loved Ones
Ian Topless
Release date
  • 17 September 1967 (1967-09-17)
Running time
54 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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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

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  • 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

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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

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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] The film was screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) in 2022.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p239
  2. ^ Bruce Hodson, 'The Carlton Ripple and the Australian Film Revival', Screening the Past 2008 Archived 18 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine accessed 4 Sept 2012
  3. ^ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p275
  4. ^ https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/melbourne-international-film-festival-miff-2022/pudding-thieves-miff-70/
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