There's virtually no mention of this Aussie horror/comedy made anywhere, and I'm still not even sure if it's extant or lost(though I'm presuming the latter is likely).
The plot, according to Wikipedia--
John Moon is a businessman interested in ghosts. He decides to spend the night in a barn hoping to see the ghost of the bushranger Sturdy who died there when betrayed to the police by his friend Rogan.
He is visited by two lovers, Ralph and Joan, seeking to elope, and worried about reprisals from Joan's father. Rose enters with a gun then leaves after demanding that no one leaves until dawn.
A man bursts in with the news that lunatics have escaped from the asylum and ten pounds per head is offered for their capture. A body appears which all are convinced is the ghost of Sturdy.
In the morning, Sturdy, Rose and Rogan confront each other. Sturdy explains he was not trying to kill Rogan but to get his permission to marry Rose, who is Sturdy's sister, and end a family feud. Rogan says he was the body, having fallen from the loft while hiding from Sturdy.
Dr Glass arrives to claim Ralph and Joan who are lunatics. Mr Moon's two friends arrive and claim they hired an actor to pretend to be a ghost for Moon.
Two tramps are left by themselves with Ralph's wallet which turns out to be stuffed with newspapers.
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Seems to have received middling to favorable reviews, and was a financial success in release. It was initially restricted for ages 16 and under in Victoria, because the sound of the wailing wind was deemed to scary for children. The decision was reversed upon appeal.
Has anyone seen this seemingly uncharted film?
The plot, according to Wikipedia--
John Moon is a businessman interested in ghosts. He decides to spend the night in a barn hoping to see the ghost of the bushranger Sturdy who died there when betrayed to the police by his friend Rogan.
He is visited by two lovers, Ralph and Joan, seeking to elope, and worried about reprisals from Joan's father. Rose enters with a gun then leaves after demanding that no one leaves until dawn.
A man bursts in with the news that lunatics have escaped from the asylum and ten pounds per head is offered for their capture. A body appears which all are convinced is the ghost of Sturdy.
In the morning, Sturdy, Rose and Rogan confront each other. Sturdy explains he was not trying to kill Rogan but to get his permission to marry Rose, who is Sturdy's sister, and end a family feud. Rogan says he was the body, having fallen from the loft while hiding from Sturdy.
Dr Glass arrives to claim Ralph and Joan who are lunatics. Mr Moon's two friends arrive and claim they hired an actor to pretend to be a ghost for Moon.
Two tramps are left by themselves with Ralph's wallet which turns out to be stuffed with newspapers.
Seems to have received middling to favorable reviews, and was a financial success in release. It was initially restricted for ages 16 and under in Victoria, because the sound of the wailing wind was deemed to scary for children. The decision was reversed upon appeal.
Has anyone seen this seemingly uncharted film?
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