Austral-American Productions was a short-lived film production company in Australia during the 1940s. They made two feature films during World War II, a time of low output for Australian cinema. They also produced some stage plays and exhibited films. Hartney Arthur was managing director.
Gordon Wharton was a key financier.
The company contributed to prizes for writing. It was involved in several lawsuits.
The company was wound up in 1950.
Credits Beautiful Canberra – short film A Yank in Australia (1942) – film Twelfth Night and The Tempest by William Shakespeare (1943) – plays produced by John Alden Red Sky at Morning (1944) – film
Unmade projects Second Moses based on play by George Landen Dann Caroline Chisolm – film version Eureka Stockade – film version Daybreak – film version The First Joanna – stage presentation
References
External links Austral-American Productions at National Film and Sound Archive