South Pacific Playground

South Pacific Playground is a 1953 Australian documentary directed by Ken G. Hall. It is a travelogue of Sydney beach suburbs, in particular Manly. It was released as a supporting featurette in some cinemas.

South Pacific Playground
Directed byKen G. Hall
Produced byKen G. Hall
Production
company
Release date
December 1953[1]
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Reception

The Catholic Weekly wrote, "The film has some faults. Its beautiful photography is marred several times by glare, and also by the motion of the camera. Sensitive ears will not take kindly to a bad grammatical error the commentator makes at one stage. And perhaps some will grow tired of looking at the same girls parading in front of the camera. But for all that it is a beautiful piece of work. One feels there are many other places in our country waiting for the cameraman to do justice to them."[2] The film is described as "a particularly fine short film" in the Motion Picture Directory.[3] The Hollywood Reporter mentions its success.[4]

References
  1. "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 December 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 13 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "South Pacific Playground". The Catholic Weekly. Sydney. 7 January 1954. p. 14. Retrieved 13 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Motion Picture Directory: Who's who in the Motion Picture Industry of Australia and New Zealand. Derwent Enterprises Pty. 1952.
  4. The Hollywood Reporter. Wilkerson Daily Corporation. 1954.


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