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| Zaphod |
| Proudly Presents |
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| Smiley Gets a Gun (1958-NR) |
| https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053286/ |
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T H E P L O T
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Who slipped the wasp down Jean's knickers? - Smiley.
Who let off fireworks in Sunday School? - Smiley.
Who put the frog in Mrs. Casper's bed? - Smiley.
Who pinched his dad's cigarettes and smoked himself sick? - Smiley.
In his second cinematic adventure, young Smiley, a true Aussie upstart and
cheeky home-grown hero, sets out to better himself, but proves boys will
always be boys!
The happy-go-lucky Smiley Greevins gets into more strife, as he attempts to
turn over a new leaf and prove himself a responsible citizen by not only help-
ing others but also keeping out of trouble. Sergeant Flaxman keeps a close
eye on the rapscallion and takes note of his good deeds by marking 'nicks' on
a tree outside of his father's blacksmith shop, in an attempt to remind him of
his objective - to earn a brand-new .22 rifle of his own.
The challenge is set and the stakes are high as Smiley goes about his days in
a madcap manner, desperately trying to earn the 8 'nicks' needed to finally
get his gun...
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T H E B O Y S
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Keith Calvert (as Smiley Greevins)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130816/
Bruce Archer (as Joey)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0033642/
Brian Farley (as Fred Jackson)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0267630/
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Type ...............: MPEG (.MPG/.MPEG/.VOB)
Filesize ...........: 4,094,984,192 bytes
Running Time .......: 1:26:04
Video Info
Video Codec ........: MPEG-2
Resolution (DAR) ...: 768 x 576 (AR: 1.333:1)
FPS ................: 25.000
Video Bitrate ......: 6178 kb/s
Bits per Pixel .....: 0.596 bpp
Standard ...........: PAL
Audio Info
Audio Codec ........: AC3
Audio Bitrate ......: 224 kb/s [2 channel(s)] CBR
Sample Rate ........: 48000 Hz
Language ...........: English
Subtitles ..........: None
IMDb ...............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053286/
Source .............: Untouched Umbrella Entertainment PAL DVD5
Quality (1-5) ......: 5
Origin .............: Zaphod Bought
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Smiley's back in another fun-filled, freckled-fueled Aussie adventure!
Taking over the reins of the character this time is Keith Calvert, who does a
right fine job of portraying the little Down-Under Delinquent Dervish. And
making a comeback as his ever-faithful sidekick, Joey, is Bruce Archer, a
Freckled Force of Nature himself :)
Note: The physical disc had no menu...
Our friend Jolan, the DVD Mastah brought his skillz to bear and created a menu
for us, as he feels like I do, that all DVD's should have a menu with at least
a "Play" button on it.
All the files and instructions for their installation are included in the
archive :)
About Moore Raymond, Smiley's 'Father'
Moore Raymond was born in Queensland in 1903 and was educated at
Toowoomba Grammar School and Queensland University. He worked as
a freelance journalist, author, broadcaster and actor. (In this
latter capacity he had an uncredited role in the 1946 movie "George
in Civvy Street" starring George Formby.)
Raymond had moved to the UK and was living at various London add-
resses in the 1930's, later moving to Wimbledon where he was living
after the war. During the 1930's he wrote a number of plays for
broadcast on the BBC (mostly for Midland), including the burlesque
(in rhyme) "The Marmalade Mystery" (1935) and the series "The House
Next Door" (1936), the Christmas revue "Folly and Mistletoe" (with
others, 1936), the series "How to Make the Best of..." (1937), the
comedy "Twenty-one Days at Sea" (1937), "Seeing Life" (1938), and
"This Week's Films" (1943-44) for the Forces. Raymond was also the
film and television critic for the Sunday Dispatch.
Raymond was one of the earliest authors to become associated with
Eagle, appearing with a Western serial, "Lash Lonergan's Quest," in
the first 14 issues (14 Apr-14 Jul 1950) and following that with the
short stories "The Clue of the Chopsticks" (2 Feb 1951) and "He Fell
to Fame" (30 Mar 1951). Soon after, another serial appeared in Girl,
"Diana Down Under" (28 Dec 1951-1 Feb 1952). However, it was in
Swift that his most enduring character, "Smiley" appeared.
Smiley was a young Australian boy, William Thomas Greevins, who was
constantly falling into adventures in the Australian outback where he
attended Murrumbilla State School. Amiable Smiley and his pals had
appeared in two novels by Raymond in the 1940's, "Smiley" and
"Smiley Gets a Gun," but it was Raymond's connection with London Film
Productions in the 1950's that helped him bring Smiley to a wider
audience when he adapted his first novel for the big screen in the
eponymous 1956 movie starring Ralph Richardson.
The screenplay, co-written by Raymond and director Anthony Kimmins
was nominated for a BAFTA award for Best British Screenplay in 1957,
losing out to Nigel Balchin's "The Man Who Never Was." Kimmins
(best-known for his early comedies starring George Formby), again co-
wrote the screenplay for "Smiley Gets a Gun," the 1958 sequel, this
time with Rex Rienits. Smiley was played by Australian Colin
Peterson in the former (he went on to briefly play drums with the Bee
Gees!) and Keith Calvert in the latter.
Smiley began appearing as a colour strip in Swift on 9 August 1958
and ran until 2 April 1960, during which time Raymond also wrote a
new novel, "Smiley Roams the Road" for Hulton Press' "Swift Novels"
series. The comic strip appeared on Swift's cover and was nicely
drawn by Harry Bishop.
Moore Raymond died in Barcelona on 13 June 1965, aged 62.
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