Smithy
An Australian biopic about the life of pioneering aviator Charles “Smithy” Kingsford-Smith. The film is unusually frank about the controversies that occasionally dogged him. PG Taylor and Billy Hughes both make appearances playing themselves.
Genre: History
Director: Ken G. Hall
Actors: Alec Kellaway, John Dease, John Dunne, John Tate, Joy Nichols, Muriel Steinbeck, Nan Taylor, Ron Randell
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