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The Avenger (1937 film)

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'The Avenger' is a 1937 Australian film directed by A. R. Harwood.

Plot



A reformed thief marries a wealthy socialite but is haunted by a former accomplice who tries to frame him for murder.

Cast



*Douglas Stuart as Terry Druton

*John Fernside as Max Hart

*Karen Greyson as Della, the Maid

*Marcia Melville as Gwen

*Marshall Crosby as Detective Sergeant O'Neill

*George Lloyd as Happy Evans

*Raymond Longford as Warren

*Pat Twohill as Solicitor

Production



The movie was produced by New Era Film Productions, a new production company that had been established in Melbourne by Morrell Wright and Cyril J. Turner. A. R. Harwood was director of production.



Filming started in October 1937 and took place at Pagewood Studios in Sydney, while some exterior filming took place at Parramatta.

Release



The movie was ready for trade preview by 17 December 1937 and was distributed in Australia by Atlas Films. It only achieved limited release.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, 'Australian Film 19001977: A Guide to Feature Film Production', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p179

However the film was sold to Columbia for release in the UK, the last Australian film to be admitted under the old British quota law which allowed Australian movies to qualify as local ones. Harwood said this sale recouped 45% of the film's production cost. This was a good enough result for New Era to make another feature, 'Show Business' (1938).

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