Directed by Ken G. Hall

Memoir by Australian film director

Directed by Ken G. Hall is the 1977 memoir by Australian film director Ken G. Hall. It covers Hall's life, from early days through to being production head of Cinesound Productions and his later years at Channel Nine, including encounters with Bert Bailey, Cecil Kellaway and Helen Twelvetrees. It also includes some notes on the Australian film industry of the 1970s.[1][2]

The book was launched by Gough Whitlam who had a small role in Hall's 1938 film The Broken Melody.[3]

The book was republished in 1981 as Australian Film: the Inside Story.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Obituary of Ken G Hall at The Independent
2. ^ "PROFIT FROM THE OLD FILMS". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 8 October 1977. p. 17. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
3. ^ "GOUGH". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 18 August 1986. p. 25. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
4. ^ "Books FINE STUDIES OF AUSTRALIAN FILM". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 9 May 1981. p. 16. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

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Films directed and produced by Ken G. Hall

Feature Films|

* The Exploits of the Emden (1928)
* On Our Selection (1932)
* The Squatter's Daughter (1933)
* Cinesound Varieties (1934)
* The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934)
* Strike Me Lucky (1934)
* Grandad Rudd (1935)
* Thoroughbred (1936)
* Orphan of the Wilderness (1936)
* It Isn't Done (1937)
* Tall Timbers (1937)
* Lovers and Luggers (1937)
* The Broken Melody (1938)
* Let George Do It (1938)
* Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938)
* Gone to the Dogs (1939)
* Come Up Smiling (1939) (producer only)
* Mr. Chedworth Steps Out (1939)
* Dad Rudd, M.P. (1940)
* Smithy (1946)

Documentaries|

* Thar She Blows! (1931)
* That's Cricket (1931)
* Ghosts of Port Arthur (1933)
* Road to Victory (1941)
* Anzacs in Overalls (1941)
* Australia Marches with Britain (1941)
* 100,000 Cobbers (1942)
* Another Threshold (1942)
* Eleventh Hour (1942)
* Give Us This Day (1943)
* South West Pacific (1943)
* Fourth Liberty Loans: I Had A Son (1943)
* First Victory Loan: Return Journey (1944)
* Searchlight on Japan (1948)
* Can John Braund Cure Cancer? (1948)
* Thrill of the Surf (1949)
* Fighting Blood (1951)
* Australian Bushland Symphony (1952)
* South Pacific Playground (1953)
* Overland Adventure (1954)
* Music in Our Schools (1954)
* Haven on the Hill (1956)
* The Kurnell Story (1957)

Newsreels|

* From Palestine to Bengazi with the Prime Minister (1941)
* Kokoda Front Line! (1942)
* Moresby Under the Blitz (1942)
* Assault on Salamaua (1943)
* Men of Timor (1943)
* The Bismarck Convoy Smashed (1943)
* R.A.A.F. Eagles Over New Guinea (1943)

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