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Film Details
- Jimar Productions; Children's Entertainment Films,1961
Production Companies:
Jimar Productions.
Children's Film Foundation.
Made in Australia by Jimar Productions for release in the UK by the Children's Film Foundation.
Cast:
Including Peter Couldwell (Tony Wakeford), Alan Dearth (Brian Wakeford), Terry Bentley (Normie), Julie Youatt (Nancy Phelan), Ross Vidal (Timmy), Geoffrey Parsons (Buzz), Jon Dennis (Hatch), Max Osbiston (Reg Phelan), and Leonard Teale (Sam Taylor).
Release Dates:
December 1961 (UK).
24 April 1964 (Australia).
Location:
'The film was made at Manly and Newport, N.S.W., with the assistance of the N.S.W. Surf Lifesaving Association.' ('A Hug for Leading Lady', Canberra Times, 25 April 1964, p.3).