Southern International Productions

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Southern International Productions was an Australian film production company established in the 1950s by Lee Robinson and Chips Rafferty. [1]

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It was established after the success of The Phantom Stockman from Playtpus Productions with Rafferty, Robinson and George Heath. Heath left the company and they set up Southern International. [2] Its first film was King of the Coral Sea. [3]

For a few years it was the most prolific film production company in Australia, pioneering international co-productions with France [4] , but a series of box office failures starting with Dust in the Sun caused it to be liquidated. [5] Rafferty left producing but Lee Robinson later formed another company, Fauna, with actor John McCallum.

Robinson and Rafferty later formed another company, Australian Television Enterprises, to make films for TV. This was valued at £250,000. [6] [7]

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  1. ↑ Stephen Vagg, 'King of the Coral Sea: A Royal Achievement', Metro Magazine 158 Sept 2008 p88
  2. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (1 June 2025). "The Lee Robinson-Chips Rafferty Story Part One: The Phantom Stockman". Filmink. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (5 June 2025). "The Lee Robinson-Chips Rafferty Story Part Two: King of the Coral Sea". Filmink. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (13 June 2025). "The Lee Robinson-Chips Rafferty Story Part Three: Walk into Paradise". Filmink. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Tim Read, 'An Idea That Leapt Borders', Sydney Morning Herald, 8 Oct 2003
  6. ↑ "To make films for TV". The Argus . Melbourne. 14 March 1956. p. 10. Retrieved 31 August 2012– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Advertising". The Argus . Melbourne. 22 August 1956. p. 5. Retrieved 31 August 2012– via National Library of Australia.


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