Fourth Liberty Loans: I Had A Son

Fourth Liberty Loans: I Had A Son
Directed by	Ken G. Hall
Written by	Robert MacKinnon
Produced by	Ken G. Hall
Starring	John Tate
Cinematography	Bert Nicholas
Edited by	William Shepherd
Production company	Cinesound Productions
Distributed by	Columbia
Release date	1943 (1943)
Running time	9 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Fourth Liberty Loans: I Had A Son is a short film from Ken G. Hall made for propaganda purposes in World War Two. ^[1]

It was part of the Fourth Liberty Loans campaign by the Australian government. ^{[2] [3]}

The film was criticised in some sectors. ^{[4] [5]}

Plot

A father mourns the loss of his fighter pilot son, who crashes in New Guinea during World War II and survives, then sacrifices his life to save other Australian soldiers from a Japanese ambush.

Cast

• John Tate
• George Randall

References

1. Pike, Andrew Franklin. "The History of an Australian Film Production Company: Cinesound, 1932-70" (PDF). Australian National University. p. 242.
2. "Screen & Radio Features In Loan Drive". The Sunday Times . Perth. 3 October 1943. p. 8. Retrieved 13 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
3. "Five Films To Aid Loan". The Advertiser (Adelaide) . Vol. LXXXVI, no. 26516. South Australia. 29 September 1943. p. 7. Retrieved 21 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
4. "FILM CRITICISED". The Advertiser . Adelaide. 8 November 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 13 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
5. "POINTS FROM LETTERS". The Advertiser . Adelaide. 10 November 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 13 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.

External links

• I Had a Son at IMDb
• I Had a Son at National Film and Sound Archive
• Complete film at Australian War Memorial