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Pommy Arrives in Australia is a 1913 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford. The director's first comedy, and the first purely comic feature made in Australia,[2] it is considered a lost film.[3]

Pommy Arrives in Australia
Directed by	Raymond Longford
Written by	Raymond Longford
Starring	Lottie Lyell Tien Hogue
Cinematography	Franklyn Barrett
Production company	Fraser Film Release and Photographic Company
Release date	13 September 1913[1]
Country	Australia
Languages	Silent film English intertitles

Synopsis

An English immigrant is caught up in a series of comic incidents in Australia due to a trio of local tomboys.[4]

Cast

• Lottie Lyell
• Tom Cosgrove
• Tien Hogue
• Helen Fergus

Production

There had been comic shorts made in Australia prior to this movie, such as Percy Gets a Job (1912) but this was the first feature-length comedy.[2] Longford later went on to make the comedy short Ma Hogan's New Boarder.

Reception

The film only had a short run in cinemas and is among Longford's least known works.[5]

References

External links

• Pommy Arrives in Australia at IMDb

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