Australia Calls (1923)
- Directed by
- Raymond Longford
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- 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
A semi-documentary from 1923 follows Ernest Idiens, a British labourer who moved to Australia in 1912 with very little money and gained significant wealth by 1923. The film was made to promote Australian opportunities at a London exhibition.
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What happens
Australia Calls is a 1923 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford commissioned by the Australian government to be shown at the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley Park, London, in 1924. It was a semi-documentary about the adventures of Ernest Idiens, a labourer from Longnor Staffordshire who moved to New South Wales with his brother in 1912 with only £30 between them and by 1923 had assets worth £14,000. In 1923 Idiens toured England talking about his success. The movie is not to be confused with Longford's 1913 picture Australia Calls and is considered a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Algie's Romance (1918)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.