Cinesound Productions

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Cinesound Productions was a prominent Australian film production company best known for its newsreels and feature films during the 1930s and 1940s.

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instanceOf Australian company
film production company
activePeriod 1930s
1940s
archivalStatus many films preserved in Australian archives
associatedWithCharacterSeries Dad and Dave NERFINISHED
associatedWithPeriod pre-television era in Australia
basedIn Sydney NERFINISHED
contributedTo development of Australian national cinema
country Australia
distributionPartner Greater Union NERFINISHED
era classical era of Australian cinema
focus Australian-themed stories
foundedBy Stuart F. Doyle NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance major studio of pre-war Australian film industry
industry film industry
keyPerson Ken G. Hall NERFINISHED
knownForFilmSeries Cinesound Review newsreels NERFINISHED
languageOfFilms English
market domestic Australian audience
newsreelBrand Cinesound Review NERFINISHED
notableFilm Dad and Dave Come to Town NERFINISHED
Lovers and Luggers NERFINISHED
On Our Selection NERFINISHED
Smithy NERFINISHED
The Squatter’s Daughter NERFINISHED
notableFor feature films
newsreels
operationalModel studio system
parentCompany Greater Union Theatres NERFINISHED
primaryExhibitionVenueType cinemas
producedContentType feature-length films
newsreel segments
short films
producedFormat black-and-white films
cinema newsreels
producedGenre comedy films
drama films
war films
regionOfInfluence Australasia NERFINISHED
roleOfKenGHall director
producer
statusBy1950s declined
style commercial narrative features
targetAudience general public
usedTechnology optical sound-on-film

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