Hollywood’s boom and bust relationship with Australia: a potted history

Even before Donald Trump's proposed tariffs, the history of Hollywood making movies in Australia warns us not to get complacent.
Neeson, pictured here in Blacklight, is helping Victoria punch above its weight. Image: Briarcliff Entertainment.

By Andrew James Couzens, CQUniversity Australia

But the history of Hollywood making movies in Australia warns us not to get complacent.

For its 1927 adaptation of Marcus Clarke’s literary classic For the Term of His Natural Life, local production and distribution company Australasian Films hired Hollywood director Norman Dawn. They felt this was necessary to appeal to American audiences.

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