Little Boy Lost (1978 film)

Infobox_Film
name = Little Boy Lost


director = Terry Bourke
writer = Terry Bourke,
George Seaton
starring = Brian Anderson,
Tony Barry,
Don Crosby,
Nathan Dawes
producer = Phillip Avalon,
Alan Spires
distributor = Filmways Australian | released = November 16, 1978
runtime = 90 mins.
language = English
music = Bob Young
awards =
budget = $395,000
imdb_id = 0077856

"Little Boy Lost" is a 1978 Australian drama film starring Nathan Dawes as Steven Walls, John Hargreaves as Jacko Walls, Lorna Lesley as Dorrie Walls, Tony Barry as Constable O'Dea and Steve Dodd as William Stanley, the Aboriginal tracker.

Johnny Ashcroft and Gay Kayler performed the vocals on the movie sound track, also a specially recorded version of the Little Boy Lost hit song, which is played at the end of the film.

Scenes were shot on location in Guyra, Tubbumurra and Narrabeen, New South Wales, Australia.

Tagline: Was he lost, or were they?

ynopsis

The film is based on the true story of a missing Australian child, Stephen Walls (played by Dawes). After his disappearance, massive searches are organized across the country as its citizens spring into action.

The problem in finding Stephen is that he was taught to not speak to strangers, and is afraid of those who attempt to speak to him. He does not know that the crowds of people attempting to make contact are not enemies, but have volunteered to find him.

Four days elapse and hope of his rescue diminishes. A group of searchers finally spot the boy and are able to convince him that they are there to help him get back home to his family.

NB Dorrie Walls states that her son's name is Steven (with a v).

Trivia

*Co-writer George Seaton adapted and directed the fictional 1953 Bing Crosby vehicle of the same title, which was based on the 1949 novel of the same title by Marghanita Laski.

External links

*imdb title|id=0077856|title=Little Boy Lost
* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A441461;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Little Boy Lost at the National Film and Sound Archive]
* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=1;parentid=;query=Little%20Boy%20Lost;querytype=;rec=9;resCount=10 Little Boy Lost movie sound track in National Film & Sound Archives]