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On the Friendly Road

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Wikipedia article




'On the Friendly Road' is a 1936 film from New Zealand which told a story of New Zealand in the depression.[http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/biographies/4h22/1 L. R. Shelton. 'Hayward, Rudall Charles Victor - Biography', from the 'Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand', updated 1-Sep-10] accessed 22 November 2012[http://www.filmarchive.org.nz/feature-project/pages/friendly-road.php 'On the Friendly Road' at the New Zealand Film Project] accessed 22 November 2012

It is one of four films made in 1935 (with 'The Devil's Pit', 'Down on the Farm', and 'Hei Tiki') which lay claim to be the first "New Zealand talkie", although dubiously, as the film was not released until 1936.

Plot



The plot involves Mac McDermitt who is wrongly accused of theft and imprisoned, but is finally vindicated and cleared. The crusading Rev Colin Scrimgeour also starred. Sam Edwards said it has one-dimensional characters so is melodramatic, and "has not improved with age".

Cast



John Emmett Michael Mackle as Mac McDermitt

References



*'New Zealand Film 1912-1996' by Helen Martin & Sam Edwards p49 (1997, Oxford University Press, Auckland)

Category:1936 films

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