The Kellys of Tobruk explained

The Kellys of Tobruk
Director:	Rupert Kathner
Producer:	Eupert Kathner Alma Brooks
Starring:	Syd Beck Ossie Wenban
Studio:	Fanfare Films
Country:	Australia
Language:	English

The Kellys of Tobruk was a comedy feature film directed by Rupert Kathner which was meant to be released in 1942. Advertisements were placed in newspapers in January 1942 claiming pupils at their acting school could get roles in the movie.^[1] The film appears to have been abandoned after Kathner's company, Fanfare, was taken over by Supreme Sound System.^{[2] [3]}

Kathner and his partner Alma Brooks were later charged with conspiracy to defraud by investors in Fanfare Films, but were acquitted.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. News: Advertising . . 32,457 . 6 January 1942 . 28 March 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
2. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p195
3. http://arts.monash.edu.au/ecps/colloquy/journal/issue018/gaunson.pdf B for Bad B for Bogus and B for Bold: Rupert Kathner, 'The Glenrowan Affair' and Ned Kelly
4. News: FILM PRODUCERS ON FRAUD CHARGE . . 21,139 . New South Wales, Australia . 6 July 1944 . 28 March 2016 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: FRAUD FILM CHARGE FAILS. . The Canberra Times. 19 April 1945 . 19 August 2012 . 5 . National Library of Australia.