If the Huns Came to Melbourne

If the Huns Came to Melbourne
If the Huns Came to Melbourne
Directed by	George Coates
Cinematography	Arthur Higgins
Production; company	Advance Film Corporations
Release date	29 May 1916;
Running time	3 reels
Country	Australia
Languages	Silent film; English intertitles

If the Huns Came to Melbourne is a 1916 Australian silent film directed by George Coates. A World War I propaganda tale, it is considered a lost film. It was not widely shown and was made with a low budget.^[3]

Production

Interior scenes were shot in an open air at Albert Park in Melbourne.^[3]

Release

Advertising for the film stated that:

Imagine, if you can, the nameless horrors perpetuated on helpless Belgians in the name of German Kulture! Think for a moment on a repetition of the dreadful nightmare in Melbourne. Picture those nearest and dearest to you at the mercy of the Huns! This is what the producers have set out to do in this remarkable picture.^[4]

The film was screened privately for Australia's then Minister for Defence, Senator George Pearce.^[5]

References

^ "ITEMS OF INTEREST". The Argus. Melbourne. 16 May 1916. p. 8. Retrieved 30 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Advertising". The Reporter. Box Hill, Vic. 2 June 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 30 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 64
^ "Classified Advertising". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 June 1916. p. 26. Retrieved 30 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ""IF THE HUNS CAME TO MELBOURNE!"". The Register. Adelaide. 29 May 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 30 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

If the Huns Came to Melbourne at IMDb
The Effectiveness of Australian Film Propaganda for the War Effort 1914-1918 by Daniel Reynaud at Screening the Past

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[1] "ITEMS OF INTEREST". The Argus. Melbourne. 16 May 1916. p. 8. Retrieved 30 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "Advertising". The Reporter. Box Hill, Vic. 2 June 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 30 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.

[Pike-3] Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 64

[4] "Classified Advertising". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 June 1916. p. 26. Retrieved 30 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] ""IF THE HUNS CAME TO MELBOURNE!"". The Register. Adelaide. 29 May 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 30 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.

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