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Australia Calls is a film directed by Raymond Longford
Australia Calls (1923)
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Australia Calls is a 1923 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford commissioned by the Australian government to be shown at the British Empire Exhibition in London in 1924.
It was a semi-documentary about the adventures of Ernest Idiens, a labourer from Longnor Staffordshire who moved to New South Wales with his brother in 1912 with only ₤30 between them and by 1923 had assets worth ₤14,000. In 1923 Idiens toured England talking about his success.
The movie is not to be confused with Longford's 1913 picture Australia Calls and is considered a lost film.
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