The Wagon and the Star (1936)

Genre

drama film

Country

New Zealand

How it feels

A man drives a wagon across rural New Zealand while searching for a better life. The story follows his encounters and dreams along the road.

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What happens

The Wagon and the Star (or The Waggon and the Star) is a 1936 New Zealand film by producer and director J.J.W. Pollard, who also wrote the screenplay. Only one reel of the film and some out-takes survived and is considered lost film by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. The handbuilt camera used was built by Ted Coubray and "confiscated" by Alexander Markey on the set of Hei Tiki. The Wagon and the Star was the first sound feature film to be made in Southland. The film included two original songs, for which Pollard wrote the words and a local composer, Howard Moody, the music. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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