Oh! What a Night!

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Oh! What a Night!
Directed by F.W. Thring
George Wallace (uncredited)
Written byGeorge Wallace
Based onA vaudeville sketch by George Wallace
Produced byF.W. Thring
StarringGeorge Wallace
Marshall Crosby
Production
company
Efftee Films
Release date
  • 1932 (1932)
Running time
13 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Oh! What a Night! is a 1932 Australian short film written by and starring George Wallace.

Contents

Premise

A man goes drinking with his friend and goes home to his wife.

Cast

Production

Wallace had performed the sketch on stage in 1939. [3] [4] It was the second time he had appeared on film, following George Wallace, Australia's Premier Comedian. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Wallace was reportedly the real director, although F.W. Thring is credited. [9]

Release

The film was widely screened as a support feature for Efftee movies in 1932. [10]

Reception

Everyones said "George is a splendid comedian, and the gags keep the laughs coming at a fast bat." [11] The Brisbane Daily Standard wrote, "No funnier talkie short has ever been filmed in this city. George is even better on the films than on the legitimate stage. " [12]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission (17 February 1940), "Vaudeville stars on tour", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1326732048, retrieved 26 August 2024– via Trove
  2. ↑ ""Diggers."". Morning Bulletin . No. 20586. Queensland, Australia. 9 July 1932. p. 11. Retrieved 26 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Entertainments". The West Australian . Vol. XLVI, no. 8, 832. Western Australia. 13 October 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 26 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Proceedings Under the Copyright Act 1912". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette . No. 95. Australia, Australia. 30 October 1930. p. 2099. Retrieved 26 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ Lesley Speed, "The comedian comedies: George Wallace's 1930s comedies, Australian cinema and Hollywood". Metro, 158, September 2008, p. 77. ISSN 0312-2654
  6. ↑ "Australian film industry". Kalgoorlie Miner . Vol. 41, no. 10, 415. Western Australia. 2 August 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Thring Will Take Efftee Films to London.", Everyones, Sydney: Everyones Ltd, 3 August 1932, nla.obj-584403153, retrieved 26 August 2024– via Trove
  8. ↑ George Wallace Australia's Premiere Comedian at ASO
  9. ↑ "George Wallace" (PDF). Australian Variety Theatre Archive.
  10. ↑ "Close-Ups And Long Shots Of The Movie World". The Advertiser (Adelaide) . South Australia. 25 June 1932. p. 11. Retrieved 26 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "v. : ill.; 32 cm.", Everyones in to box office, Sydney: Everyones Ltd, 13 December 1933, nla.obj-576887562, retrieved 26 August 2024– via Trove
  12. ↑ ""Diggers" great success". Daily Standard. No. 6025. Queensland, Australia. 9 May 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 26 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.
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