The Picture Show Man

The Picture Show Man
The Picture Show Man
Directed by	John Power
Written by	Joan Long
Based on	memoirs of Lyle Penn
Produced by	Joan Long
Starring	John Meillon; John Ewart; Rod Taylor; Garry McDonald
Cinematography	Geoff Burton
Music by	Peter Best
Production; company	Limelight Productions
Distributed by	Roadshow; Umbrella Entertainment
Release date	5 May 1977;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	AU$600,000
Box office	AU$566,014 (Australia)

The Picture Show Man is a 1977 Australian film about a travelling film exhibitor (John Meillon) in the 1920s. He has to deal with the rebelliousness of his son (Harold Hopkins) and a rival American exhibitor (Rod Taylor).

The film was Rod Taylor's first role in an Australian film for over twenty years.^[4] He was cast as an American because the producer was concerned about his ability to perform in an Australian accent.^[5]

^ Cite error: The named reference stratton was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Gordon Glenn & Scott Murray, "John Power", Cinema Papers, July 1977 p23-25, 91
^ 'Australian Films At the Australian Box office' Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 September 2012
^ "People". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 17 November 1976. p. 18. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
^ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media 2010 p 191-198

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[2] Gordon Glenn & Scott Murray, "John Power", Cinema Papers, July 1977 p23-25, 91

[3] 'Australian Films At the Australian Box office' Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 September 2012

[4] "People". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 17 November 1976. p. 18. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

[5] Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media 2010 p 191-198

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