
The Flying Doctor
Sun
5
Sun 5 Oct 1:00 PM
Arc Cinema
Allocated Seating
October
1936| DCP | AUS, UK | D: Miles Mander
A Sydney surgeon looking for a fresh start joins the Flying Doctor Service. Early aviation medicine takes centre stage in this 1936 Aussie classic
Hollywood star Charles Farrell was mobbed on arrival in Sydney and the film features a cameo of Sir Donald Bradman at the crease, as well as several Sydney socialites in a ballroom scene.
‘…when Charles Farrell came out to appear in The Flying Doctor, he brought with him a touch of Hollywood glamour and the aura of a big-name star.’ – Jeff Wray for NFSA
Presented in partnership with Friends of the NFSA.
Friends of the NFSA members will introduce the intriguing collection backstory of this title prior to the screening and be available for a Q&A afterwards.
Digital screening from the NFSA collection.
A Sydney surgeon looking for a fresh start joins the Flying Doctor Service. Early aviation medicine takes centre stage in this 1936 Aussie classic
Hollywood star Charles Farrell was mobbed on arrival in Sydney and the film features a cameo of Sir Donald Bradman at the crease, as well as several Sydney socialites in a ballroom scene.
‘…when Charles Farrell came out to appear in The Flying Doctor, he brought with him a touch of Hollywood glamour and the aura of a big-name star.’ – Jeff Wray for NFSA
Presented in partnership with Friends of the NFSA.
Friends of the NFSA members will introduce the intriguing collection backstory of this title prior to the screening and be available for a Q&A afterwards.
Digital screening from the NFSA collection.
October