Smithy (1946 film)

Smithy
Smithy
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ken G. Hall
Written by	Ken G. Hall (as "John Chandler"); Alec Coppel;
Based on	an adaptation by Max Afford and Ken G. Hall
Produced by	N. P. Pery
Starring	Ron Randell; Muriel Steinbeck;
Cinematography	George Heath
Edited by	Terry Banks
Music by	Henry Krips
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	26 June 1946 (Australia); 25 November 1947 (UK, U.S.);
Running time	119 minutes (Australia); 99 mins (US);
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	£53,000 or £73,000
Box office	over £50,000 (Australia); £50,000 (USA)

Smithy (also known as Southern Cross in the UK and Pacific Adventure in the US) is a 1946 Australian adventure film about pioneering Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith directed by Ken G. Hall starring Ron Randell. It was Hall's last feature film as a director.

^ " The screen and its stars". Werribee Shire Banner (Victoria), 13 June 1946, p. 4 via National Library of Australia. Retrieved: 19 August 2012
^ Hall 1977, p. 172.
^ "£73,000 spent on 'Smithy'." The Mail (Adelaide), 9 February 1946, p. 8 via National Library of Australia. Retrieved: 19 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b "The Research Bureau holds an autopsy." Sunday Mail (Brisbane), 17 February 1952. p. 11 via National Library of Australia. Retrieved: 8 April 2013.

[1] " The screen and its stars". Werribee Shire Banner (Victoria), 13 June 1946, p. 4 via National Library of Australia. Retrieved: 19 August 2012

[Hall_1977,_p._172-2] Hall 1977, p. 172.

[3] "£73,000 spent on 'Smithy'." The Mail (Adelaide), 9 February 1946, p. 8 via National Library of Australia. Retrieved: 19 August 2012.

[hall-4] "The Research Bureau holds an autopsy." Sunday Mail (Brisbane), 17 February 1952. p. 11 via National Library of Australia. Retrieved: 8 April 2013.

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