| Smiley | |
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| Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Written by | Anthony Kimmins Moore Raymond |
| Based on | Smiley 1945 novel by Moore Raymond[1] |
| Produced by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Starring | Ralph Richardson Chips Rafferty Colin Petersen |
| Cinematography | Edward Scaife |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £250,000[2][3] |
Smiley is a 1956 British-American comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Colin Petersen.[4] It was based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Moore Raymond who co-wrote the film with Kimmins. It tells the story of a young Australian boy who is determined to buy a bicycle for four pounds, and along the way he gets into many misadventures.
- ^ Smiley. Sylvan Press. 1945.
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 221.
- ^ "Smiley To Be Filmed". The Central Queensland Herald. Rockhampton, Qld. 18 August 1955. p. 4. Retrieved 26 August 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Smiley". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 14 November 2023.