Australia Marches with Britain

Australia Marches with Britain is a 1941 Australian documentary made for wartime propaganda.

Australia Marches with Britain
Directed byKen G. Hall
Produced byKen G. Hall
Narrated byPeter Bathurst
Edited byWilliam Shepherd
Production
companies
Cinesound Productions
Department of Information
Distributed byNational Films Council
Release date
30 May 1941[1]
Running time
16 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

It features an introduction by the then Minister of Information H.S. Foll.

Synopsis

The documentary examines Australia's contribution to the war effort, including production of food, munitions and equipment.[2]

Production

The film was originally made for export to England, to be used there by the British Ministry of Information as part of an intensive long term Empire publicity campaign. However, it was then decided to release the film in Australia as well.[1]

The film ended up being widely screened throughout Allied countries, including the UK and US.[3][4][5][6]

Reception

It was critically praised, The Sydney Morning Herald writing that "there is inspiration as well as imagination and drama in this film."[7]

References
  1. ""Australia Marches with Britain."". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 May 1941. p. 18. Retrieved 13 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "AUSTRALIA'S WAR DRIVE IN SPECIAL FILM". Sunday Mail. Brisbane. 1 June 1941. p. 8. Retrieved 13 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "AMERICAN SCHOOLGIRL— PAYS TRIBUTE TO AUSTRALIANS". South Western Advertiser. Perth. 8 January 1943. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "AUSTRALIAN FILMS". Albany Advertiser. WA. 18 August 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 13 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "PLAYTHING OF GOVERNMENTS". The Argus. Melbourne. 12 January 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 13 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "PUBLICITY IN INDIES". The West Australian. Perth. 1 August 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 13 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "THE FILMS". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 June 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 13 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.


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