The Melbourne Wedding Belle
1953
The Melbourne Wedding Belle
1953
- NFSA IDN2WC2QED
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormAdvertisement (includes promotional)
- Year1953
This tourist promotional film for Melbourne was made as it geared up for the staging of the 1956 Olympic Games.
Produced by the National Film Board in 1953, it is framed around an impending wedding. It shows various members of the family rushing around Melbourne gathering what they need in order to attend the big event.
This is a rare example of Ferraniacolor – a type of colour film developed in Italy – which was used sparingly in Australia before the 'Eastman revolution'.
From the Film Australia Collection © NFSA.
Notes by Beth Taylor
This tourist promotional film for Melbourne was made as it geared up for the staging of the 1956 Olympic Games.
Produced by the National Film Board in 1953, it is framed around an impending wedding. It shows various members of the family rushing around Melbourne gathering what they need in order to attend the big event.
This is a rare example of Ferraniacolor – a type of colour film developed in Italy – which was used sparingly in Australia before the 'Eastman revolution'.
From the Film Australia Collection © NFSA.
Notes by Beth Taylor
- NFSA IDN2WC2QED
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormAdvertisement (includes promotional)
- Year1953
- ProducerMaslyn WilliamsDirectorColin Dean
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