They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful (1959)
- Directed by
- David Cahill
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a live television comedy from 1959 about something that is big blue and beautiful. It was part of a series of monthly plays and was the first one based on an original Australian script.
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What happens
"They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful" is an Australian television movie, or rather a live television play, which aired live on 27 June 1959 in Sydney, and on 8 August 1959 in Melbourne. It aired as part of Shell Presents, a monthly presentation of standalone productions which aired from 1959 to 1960 on ATN-7 in Sydney and GTV-9 in Melbourne. In contrast with the first three episodes of Shell Presents, which were tragedies, this was a comedy. It was also the first based on an original Australian script. The production was broadcast live in Sydney and later shown in Melbourne via a video-tape recording. Then Governor General William Slim was present at the live broadcast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Blue Murder (1959)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.