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While the Billy Boils (1921)

While the Billy Boils poster
Directed by
Beaumont Smith
Genre
silent film
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film adapts Henry Lawson stories about life in the Australian outback. It follows characters dealing with everyday struggles and small adventures.

silentnostalgicslow-pacedearthymildly humoroussimpleobservational

What happens

While the Billy Boils is a 1921 Australian film from director Beaumont Smith based on Smith's stage play adaptation of several stories from Henry Lawson. It is considered a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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