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The Bloke from Freeman's Bay

1920 New Zealand short comedy film

1920 (1920)

Running time

(2 reels)CountryNew ZealandLanguagesSilent
English intertitlesBudget£500

The Bloke from Freeman's Bay is a 1920 New Zealand silent short comedy which was the first film from Rudall Hayward.^[1]^[2]

Rudall's two-reel comedy was shot on location in the suburb of Freemans Bay, Auckland.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Cast

George Forde as The Bloke^[4]

Reception

The film was screened in family-owned cinemas attracting a full house on its opening night.^[1] Hayward's uncle Henry was unimpressed with the film and offered Rudall £50 to burn it.^[1] Hayward was prosecuted by the Auckland City Council in the Police Court and fined £1 on each of two charges for putting up posters for The Bloke from Freeman’s Bay in unauthorised places contrary to city by-laws, in October 1921.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Shelton, L. R. (1998). "Hayward, Rudall Charles Victor - Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Hosted by Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Accessed 18 December 2020.
^ "Screen-Struck Sirens". Papers Past. No. 863. New Zealand Truth. 10 June 1922. p. 1. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "The Bloke from Freeman's Bay". Papers Past. Kaipara and Waitemata Echo. 8 December 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b Harker, Caroline (2013). "Humour - Developing a national sense of humour, 1900–1970". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "Local and general news". Papers Past. New Zealand Herald. 10 December 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 14 July 2014.