It Takes All Kinds (film)
| It Takes All Kinds | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Eddie Davis |
| Written by | Eddie Davis Charles E. Savage |
| Produced by | Eddie Davis Reginald Goldsworthy |
| Starring | Vera Miles Robert Lansing Barry Sullivan |
| Cinematography | Mick Bornemann |
| Edited by | Ian Maitland |
| Music by | Bob Young |
Production companies | Commonwealth United Corporation Goldsworthy Productions |
| Distributed by | British Empire Films (Australia) |
Release date | 12 June 1969 |
Running time | 98 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $300,000[1][2] |
Plot
American sailor Tony Gunher is asked by Laura Ring to help steal a glass-stained window from a museum. The robbery is a success but then Laura disappears with the window. Tony finds her and she's discovered with crime lord Orville Benton. Benton has a collection of art treasures in the false bottom of a wheat silo. Police capture Benton and his gang but Laura dies.
Cast
- Vera Miles as Laura Ring
- Robert Lansing as Tony Gunther
- Barry Sullivan as Orville Benton
- Sid Melton as Benji
- Penny Sugg as J.P. Duncan
- Chris Christensen as Swede
- Edward Heppie as Cockney
- Tommy Dysart as seaman
- Alistair Smart as Ray
- Rod Mullinar as policeman
- Bob Haddow as Dan
- Peter Whittle as bodyguard
- Roger Ward as bodyguard
- John Llewellyn as detective
- Les Berryman
Production
The film was the first of three movies made by Reg Goldsworthy in association with Commonwealth United Corporation for the American TV market.[3] The director and leading actors were imported from Hollywood.[4]
It was shot in four weeks in March 1968. Locations were shot around Sydney and Melbourne with interiors done at Ajax Studios in Sydney.[1]
Release
The film was poorly reviewed and had a disappointing commercial reception.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 244.
- ^ "They waited— and waited— for the sun to shine". The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982). 1933 - 1982: National Library of Australia. 3 April 1968. p. 3. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "AN EXPERT'S VIEW OF THE FILM". The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982). 1933 - 1982: National Library of Australia. 22 January 1969. p. 8. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Filming murder on a foggy day on Middle Harbor". The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982). 1933 - 1982: National Library of Australia. 14 June 1972. p. 11. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
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