Review by © Jane Freebury A refusal to submit to authority has pride of place in movies from down under. Here we expect a film about a 19th century bushranger, who robbed the banks and the filthy rich, to be a spirited journey with a man of the people. A man like Ben Hall,… Continue reading The Legend of Ben Hall
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Bushranger Ben Hall to step out of Ned’s shadow
© Jane Freebury Bushranger movies did a brisk business early last century until the authorities put a stop to them. What influence were they having on an impressionable populace? The burgeoning genre included films about Ben Hall, Dan Morgan, Frank Gardiner, Captain Starlight, John Vane and Ned Kelly, who of course featured in the first… Continue reading Bushranger Ben Hall to step out of Ned’s shadow