*When the Kellys Rode* is a 1934 Australian film directed by Harry
Southwell about one of our most (in)famous and most celebrated outlaws,
Ned Kelly. Even before the movie was released there were problems with
the police, the local constabulary feared it would fuel the fires of
rebellion amongst those who supported Ned and his gang and so the
release was banned in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Apparently protecting the populace from themselves was common practice
and film-makers were often forced into into compromises in order to gain
public release.
For instance, with the 1920 silent movie The Kelly Gang (1920) the
film-makers used intertitles <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertitle>
to praise the police superintendent for his "bravery and intelligence".
Ned's demise was expressed as "such is the inevitable fate of all who
rebel against the righteous and mighty forces of law and order".
When the Kellys Rode finally had its FIRST season in Sydney in 1948 some
14 years after it was released generally in other parts opf Australia it
attracted quite a large crowd, which was quite a surpise to the
industry. But the reason was less flattering, it was not about the
censorship but the quality. Film Weekly described it as "bad enough to
serve as hilarious first half entertainment". The local paper, The Argus
described it as "unedifying and unconvincing". Fourteen years is a long
time between critics I guess...
And so from that 1948 release is this daybill, a wonderful piece of
Australia history and a great movie poster...
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