Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Friday 5 June 1936, page 19


FEATURE FILM TO BE MADE IN QUEENSLAND

Queensland will. probably' be selected as 'the 'setting3 for a feature film production to be made in Australia by an American' oreanisation. ' '

- Miss Margot Mason, special representative of Columbia Pictures J?ty., Ud., has arrived in Brisbane prellminiry to a tour of the State. She will report to the company on Queensland's scenic attractions and the suitability -f various locations for filming 'Rangle River.' ' Miss Mason announced 'yesterday that the American actor. Victor .Torv.

would play lead in the film, and that Clarence Badger would be retained as director. Nance O'Neill, daughter of Dr. S. . A. Smith, wellknown Sydneyphysician, physician, ? . has been invited by radio-telephone to play the feminine lead, following her work opposite Jack Hulbert in 'Jack Ahoy.' Should her English contracts tier

Miss Margot Mason

Miss Margot Mason

mic, sne win fly to Australia. . The story for 'Rangle River' will ae by Zane Grey, Miss Mason stated yesterday. The picture will be made In conjunction with National Studios. Ltd., of Pagewood, Sydney. Outdoor scenes and scenery 'shots' will be taken in Queensland. Miss Mason said her visit was significant of awakening by American producers to the scenic attractions 3f Queensland and the suitability of the atmosphere far photography. Diversity of scenery, from tropical' forests to grasslands, provided a selection of settings for all types of scenarios.