Australia is Like This
StarringGrant Taylor
Production
companies
Commonwealth Department of Information
US Signal Corps Motion Picture Unit[1]
Release date
1945
Running time
18 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Australia is Like This is a 1945 documentary about the experiences of two American soldiers in Australia during World War II until they leave for battle. It takes the form of a letter written by one of the soldiers to his family in America describing Australia.

It was also known as A Letter from Australia.[2]

Plot

The film is told in the form of a letter written by an American soldier and his friend on leave in Sydney. They leave a troopship and see the sights, encounter 'wrong side' traffic, and meet two Australian soldiers on leave who abandon their girlfriends to buy the Americans a beer. The Americans go to a Red Cross canteen and meet a waitress whose brother is in New Guinea. They take her to the zoo and accept a dinner invitation to her house. The troops then head north.

Cast

Production

The film was one of a series of shorts made by Australia's Department of the Interior, others including Island Target.

Filming began late September 1944, using a predominantly American crew.[3]

Release

The film was completed by January 1945.[4]

References

  1. ↑ ""AUSTRALIA IS LIKE THIS"". The Queensland Times. 13 September 1944. p. 2 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 10 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ A Letter from Australia at National Film and Sound Archive
  3. ↑ "AMERICAN FILM". The Cairns Post. Qld. 13 September 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "PRIME MINISTER MEETS CABINET". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 January 1945. p. 5. Retrieved 10 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.


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