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Journey for Three

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Journey for Three
Directed byMichael Forlong
Written byMichael Forlong
Produced byStanhope Andrews
StarringElizabeth Armstrong
Margaret McNulty
Stewart Pilkington
CinematographyRandal Beattie
Edited byMichael Forlong
Music byDouglas Lilburn
Production
company
Distributed byNZ Film Archives
Release date
  • 1950 (1950)
Running time
45 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Journey for Three is a 1950 New Zealand black and white immigration propaganda film.[1]

Synopsis

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This film dramatised postwar immigration to New Zealand.[1] Three British citizens travel and settle down in New Zealand, and the film shows their hopes, jobs, challenges, and adventures.[1]

Cast

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  • Elizabeth Armstrong as Cassie McLeod
  • Margaret McNulty as Margaret Allen
  • Stewart Pilkington as Harry White
  • Francis Renner as The Foreman

Production

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This was an immigration propaganda film production released by the National Film Unit.[1] The film had a theatrical release in the UK.[1]

Reviews

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Journey for Three". NZ On Screen. Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Comment on N.Z. film "Journey for Three" in Britain". Papers Past. No. 127, Vol 70. Ashburton Guardian. 14 March 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Cinema of Unease". NZ On Screen. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ^ Sigley, Simon (2011). "Rites of Passage in Post-Second World War New Zealand Cinema: Migrating the Masculine in 'Journey for Three'". academia.edu. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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