TAGGED: 1930s
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The foxtrot 'Carry On', written and composed by Jack O’Hagan, was recorded by The Sundowners Harmony Quartette in 1931.

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Close up head shot of Jim Gerald in a hat with glasses looking to his left. Jim Gerald in white writing and Studio Piaz, Paris logo at bottom of image.

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Brilliantly coloured three sheet poster with Errol Flyn as Robin Hood on a horse with Olivia de Havilland as Maid Marion.

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In his only filmed performance, broadcaster, singer, composer and performing artist Jack O’Hagan recites his composition 'Carry On' (1931).

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This home movie footage was shot by Kethel Timothy (KT) Buckley, father of filmmaker Anthony Buckley, in the 1930s in Sydney.

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Exploring the life of Pearl Schweig, an actress from the 1930s Cinesound casting books who features in the NFSA exhibition Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits.

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Film curator Tara Marynowsky looks at a preserved collection of 16mm home movies of Wirth's Circus and the family that ran it.

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Cast photo in Palm Beach for the film, Tall Timbers (1937).

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This silent newsreel clip shows Princess Alice, the most beloved and famous elephant of Wirth's Circus. It's unclear whether the truck has broken down or if Alice in unable to climb back

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Production photo for the film, Let George Do It (1938). Pearl Schweig second from left.