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The Jumping Jeweller of Lavender Bay (1971) Online
1971 Tom Travers Jane Colebrook Jeanne Rudd Gerald Ryan
Original Title :
The Jumping Jeweller of Lavender Bay
Genre :
Movie / Comedy / Short
Year :
1971
Directror :
Gerald Ryan
Cast :
Tom Travers,Jane Colebrook,Jeanne Rudd
Writer :
Richard Franklin
Type :
Movie
Time :
42min
Rating :
6.5/10

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A bored jeweller who lives in the Sydney suburb of Lavender Bay is running late for his morning ferry to work. He dashes down the wharf, leaps, and to the great delight of his fellow bored ... See full summary

The Jumping Jeweller of Lavender Bay (1971) Online

A bored jeweller who lives in the Sydney suburb of Lavender Bay is running late for his morning ferry to work. He dashes down the wharf, leaps, and to the great delight of his fellow bored commuters, just makes it. Next morning he does the same thing, and then the next and the next. The tension and his notoriety builds. For anyone lucky enough to track this wonderful old short film we'll leave it there. I rented this film as a kid from a film co-op in the Sydney suburb of Leichhardt, operated by Phillip Noyce who would become one of Australia's most respected Directors.
Cast overview:
Tom Travers Tom Travers - Mr. Pratt
Jane Colebrook Jane Colebrook - Mrs. Pratt
Jeanne Rudd Jeanne Rudd - Fantasy Girl


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OwerSpeed

Sweet Aussie short film about a henpecked husband who finds a way to express himself. Enjoyable and humorous though probably a bit slow by today's standards. Has been used by "men's groups" as an example of a man realising his dreams. Fantasy sequences are well used to show his aspirations. Women characters are somewhat stereotyped but typical of portrayals of the period (1971). The setting of Lavender Bay wharf, Sydney Harbour is a bonus with the harbour and Bridge looking beautiful and recognisable to a wide audience. The story was based on a book by Hugh Atkinson and the Little River Band wrote a song "The Long Jumping Jeweller of Lavender Bay" which starts: "Everybody can't be heros, but some can still try, to make their lives a little different before the time it goes by, now I live up around the north shore in a room with no view, every morning on that ferry, my view is filled with you."