Roper River, NT. C. 1945-08-24. Three members of the cast of the Ealing Studios film 'The ...

Accession Number VIC1795
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Roper River, NT. C. 1945-08-24. Three members of the cast of the Ealing Studios film 'The Overlanders', conceived and directed by Harry Watt and shot on location at a site near Elsey Station. In the centre is the actor Chips Rafferty (real name John Goffage and who had served as an officer in the RAAF during World War II). An Aboriginal man is on the left.