- Smiley (film)
Infobox_Film
name = Smiley
imdb_id = 0049771
director =Anthony Kimmins
writer = Anthony Kimmins
Moore Raymond
starring =Ralph Richardson
Chips Rafferty
Colin Petersen
producer = Anthony Kimmins
music =William Alwyn
cinematography =Edward Scaife
distributor =Twentieth Century Fox
London Films
released =1956
runtime = 97 min.
language = English"Smiley" is an Australian film made in 1956. It was produced and directed by
Anthony Kimmins . It starredRalph Richardson ,Chips Rafferty , andColin Petersen as Smiley. It tells the story of a young Australian boy who is determined to buy a bicycle for four pounds. Along the way he gets into many misadventures, including drug-running.The film is based on the novel "Smiley" by
Moore Raymond , who also wrote the source novel for the sequel film, "Smiley Gets a Gun " (1958).The novel also inspired a musical,
"Smiley The Musical" , with music by Clyde Collins, David Cocker, Mark Jones and Lance Strauss. The 2004 studio cast recording was performed by John Watson, Jason Barry-Smith, James King, Leisa Barry-Smith, Justine Anderson, Renae Bedford, Samantha Hardgrave, Gabriella Leibowitz, David Irvine, David Cocker, Darryl Weale and Simon Burvill-Holmes.External links
* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A7630;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 "Smiley" at the National Film and Sound Archive]
* [http://www.davidspicer.com/smiley.htm "Smiley"] at DavidSpicer.com
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