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'''''Turn of the Road''''' is a 1959 Australian short film. It ran for 30 minutes and was made to promote the Police Boys Club. |
'''''Turn of the Road''''' is a 1959 Australian short film. It ran for 30 minutes and was made to promote the Police Boys Club. |
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==Plot== |
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A young boy (Kit Taylor) from the slums with a drunk father becomes involved with a gang of car strippers in Woolloomooloo. He finds a new life through the police boys club and goes to Camp McKay at Kurrajong. |
A young boy (Kit Taylor) from the slums with a drunk father becomes involved with a gang of car strippers in Woolloomooloo. He finds a new life through the police boys club and goes to Camp McKay at Kurrajong. |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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Kit Taylor was Grant Taylor's son and they had appeared together in ''Long John Silver''. Publicity Officer for Parramatta and District Police Boys' Club, Constable Tom Sneydj said the film was based on a real incident adding "This film shows how boys can become fine citizens with a little help and understanding."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131619541 |title="Turn of road" aids youth |newspaper=[[The Cumberland Argus]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=22 April 1959 |access-date=25 June 2020 |page=2 |via=Trove }} </ref> |
Kit Taylor was Grant Taylor's son and they had appeared together in ''Long John Silver''. Publicity Officer for Parramatta and District Police Boys' Club, Constable Tom Sneydj said the film was based on a real incident adding "This film shows how boys can become fine citizens with a little help and understanding."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131619541 |title="Turn of road" aids youth |newspaper=[[The Cumberland Argus]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=22 April 1959 |access-date=25 June 2020 |page=2 |via=Trove }} </ref> |
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==Reception== |
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It screened at various boys club and in cinemas in 1959.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cinema Listings|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=12 August 1959|page=23}}</ref> It screened on Sydney TV in 1962 and Melbourne TV in 1964.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=TV Guide|date=14 May 1964|page=37}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 11:23, 25 June 2020
Turn of the Road is a 1959 Australian short film. It ran for 30 minutes and was made to promote the Police Boys Club.
Plot
A young boy (Kit Taylor) from the slums with a drunk father becomes involved with a gang of car strippers in Woolloomooloo. He finds a new life through the police boys club and goes to Camp McKay at Kurrajong.
Cast
- Kit Taylor
- Grant Taylor
- Nick Tate
Production
Kit Taylor was Grant Taylor's son and they had appeared together in Long John Silver. Publicity Officer for Parramatta and District Police Boys' Club, Constable Tom Sneydj said the film was based on a real incident adding "This film shows how boys can become fine citizens with a little help and understanding."[1]
Reception
It screened at various boys club and in cinemas in 1959.[2] It screened on Sydney TV in 1962 and Melbourne TV in 1964.[3]
References
- ^ ""Turn of road" aids youth". The Cumberland Argus. New South Wales, Australia. 22 April 1959. p. 2. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Cinema Listings". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 August 1959. p. 23.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 14 May 1964. p. 37.
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