The Pudding Thieves Explained
| The Pudding Thieves |
| Director: | Brian Davies |
| Producer: | Brian Davies |
| Starring: | Bernice Murphy |
| Music: | George Tibbits
the Wild Cherries
the Loved Ones
Ian Topless |
| Cinematography: | Sasha Trikojus |
| Runtime: | 54 minutes |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
Pudding Thieves is a 1967 Australian film. It was the first film from the "Carlton school".[1] [2]
Plot
Bill and George work as photographers, with a sideline in pornography. Bill's girlfriend discovers this and leaves him in disgust. Bill betrays George to the police.
Cast
- Bernice Murphy as Pete
- Bill Morgan as Bill
- George Tibbits as George
- Tina Date as George's girl
- Burt Cooper as Pimp
- Dorothy Bradley as religious woman
- George Dixon as Bill's friend
- David Kendall as rival pornographer
- Julien Pringle as photographer
- Bert Deling as pimp
- Mandy Boyd as advertising girl
- Nick Yardley
- Chris Maudson
- Peter Nicholls as the buyer
- Sue Ingleton as model
- Pat Black as model
- Penny Brown as model
Production
The film was shot from 1963 to 1967 on borrowed 16 mm film equipment. It was largely funded by director Brian Davies who was a director at La Mama Theatre. The script evolved during production and three separate endings were shot.[1]
Reception
The film was not widely seen but was influential as many people associated with La Mama became key players in the Australian film revival of the 1970s.[3] The film was screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) in 2022.[4]
External links
Notes and References
- Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p239
- http://www.latrobe.edu.au/screeningthepast/23/carlton-australian-revival.html Bruce Hodson, 'The Carlton Ripple and the Australian Film Revival', Screening the Past 2008
- David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p275
- https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/melbourne-international-film-festival-miff-2022/pudding-thieves-miff-70/
