Road to Victory (1941 film)

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Road to Victory: Milestones in the Struggle for Liberty
Directed by Ken G. Hall
Written by Tom Gurr
Produced by Ken G. Hall
Starring Harry Dearth
Production
companies
Cinesound Productions
Department of Information
Distributed byRKO (Australia) [1]
Release date
  • 17 January 1941 (1941-01-17) [2]
Running time
10 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Road to Victory: Milestones in the Struggle for Liberty is a 1941 Australian short documentary directed by Ken G. Hall.

Contents

It was made for the Department of Information in 1940. [3] It was the first Australian propaganda film for the war, closely followed by Australia Has Wings . [4]

Synopsis

The activities of Australia and Britain, in peace and war. [5]

Release

The film was released in 20 first run theatres in January 1941. [2]

The Daily Telegraph said "From a production viewpoint, the film lays itself open .to Just one criticism — the superabundant commentary, often spoken over a musical sound-track." [6]

The Adelaide Advertiser said that "this film is well prepared from material made available by many of the newsreel producers and, other film companies, and is a very interesting collection of the best photos taken in the past year or so. You will recognise much of it, you will find it all the more interesting because of the sequence and narrative. [7]

The Hobart Mercury wrote:

The inherent drama of the many newsreel shots Is heightened by the excellently spoken commentary, and the film inspires a justifiable pride in the growing strength of the British Empire in its struggle against the totalitarian States. "The Road to Victory" shows Australia and Britain at peace, and compares this peace with the marching feet In other lands. Then war-and the film presents many thrilling pictures of air and sea battles. Several not-able British victories in the past 12 months are depicted. The film is expertly edited and is the first of a series of Australian short subjects to be Issued under the aegis of the Department of Information. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "INFORMATION FILMS". The West Australian . Perth: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "THREE WAR FILMS FOR AUSTRALIA". The Advertiser . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "RAIDS ON LONDON". The West Australian . Perth: National Library of Australia. 27 November 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "FILMS OF EMPIRE'S WAR EFFORT". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 5 December 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Australia Makes A Propaganda Film". The News . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "FILMS OF THE WEEK". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. II, no. 10. New South Wales, Australia. 19 January 1941. p. 23. Retrieved 21 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "GOOD SHOTS IN "ROAD TO VICTORY"". The Advertiser . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 18 January 1941. p. 17. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  8. ↑ ""THE ROAD TO VICTORY"". The Mercury . Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 17 January 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
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