FW Thring

This list shows all the titles currently on australianscreen that include FW Thring in a principal role. It is not a comprehensive filmography.

In a production role:

Diggers (1931) — director

At a battalion reunion after the First World War, Chic Williams (Pat Hanna) and his ‘cobber’ Joe Mulga (George Moon) recall their exploits on the Western Front in…

Efftee Studio Opening in Melbourne: Speech by Frank Forde (1931) — director

This short promotional film, made by Frank Thring Senior’s production company Efftee Film Productions, records a speech made by Frank M Forde, then Minister for Trade and Customs, ...

FW Thring Introduces the Stars (1931) — director

This cinema announcement made by filmmaker Frank W Thring Snr promotes Australian talking pictures, the Efftee Studio production Diggers (1931) and some of the upcoming stars of his…

George Wallace: Australia’s Premier Comedian (1931) — director

A comedy musical and dance routine by George Wallace, directed by Frank Thring as part of his Efftee Entertainers series of variety shorts.

Melbourne Today (1931) — director

The first documentary of Frank Thring’s Cities of the Empire series, this episode is about Melbourne in Victoria. It shows the city’s architectural highlights and public buildings along…

Melbourne Chinese Orchestra Selections (1931) — director

This is from the Efftee Entertainers series of variety shorts and shows eight members of Melbourne’s Chinese Orchestra performing in a film studio.

His Royal Highness (1932) — director, producer

Tommy Dodds, an unemployed country boy in the city (George Wallace), gets a job as a stagehand in a Melbourne theatre. A rival hits him on the head…

Provincial Cities of Australia: Ballarat, Victoria (c. 1932) — director

This is a travelogue filmed by Arthur Higgins for Frank W Thring’s Efftee Film Productions. It surveys the Victorian town of Ballarat from the days of the gold…

Harmony Row (1933) — director

Tommy Wallace (George Wallace), down on his luck, decides to join the Victoria Police. He’s threatened, fooled and bullied by the thugs of Harmony Row, a tough inner-city…

Tatler Social Newsreel: Social Party in South Yarra (c. 1934) — director

This newsreel made by FW Thring’s Efftee Film Productions contains three items: a society party held by Mrs Lou Connolly at her home in South Yarra; the first…

As a cast member:

FW Thring Introduces the Stars (1931)