Figure 1.--Fugatives Abdrew and Sammy are seen here with their Aboriginie helper Ernie Dingo.
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Figure 1.--Fugatives Abdrew and Sammy are seen here with their Aboriginie helper Ernie Dingo. |
A Wattz through the Hills is a lovely Australian film from 1995. It was a Barron Films production based on G.M. Glaskin's book. The film is set circa 1954 in a small country Western Australian town called Wyanilling--smack dab in the middle of Australia. Much of the action takes place around the local pub. Andrew Dean (Andre Jansen) plays an orphaned English scoolboy. There parents were English, but they were living in Australia. Andrew's dad is killed in a car accident and his mum dies in hospital. He and his sister Sammy are left orphans and live with the Thompsons in the local pub. Mr Thompson is annoyingly stubborn. They both run away after young Andy overhears Mr Thompson say that he does not want the children and will not adopt them. They both decide to walk to Perth which is a seaport where they hope to catch a boat bound for beautiful old England where their grandparents live. Andy wears a Catholic schoolboy "clobber" light blue long sleeve cotton open neck shirt, grey short trousers, beltloops, and belt plus deep pockets and grey kneesocks.
A Wattz through the Hills is a lovely Australian film from 1995. It was a Barron Films production based on G.M. Glaskin's book.
The film is set circa 1954 in a small country Western Australian town called Wyanilling--smack dab in the middle of Australia. Much of the action takes place around the local pub.
Andrew Dean (Andre Jansen) plays an orphaned English scoolboy. There parents were English, but they were living in Australia. An Australian reader tells us, "Blond haired and blue eyed Andre reminds me of 'Smiley'". Andrew has a sister Sammy (Tina Kemp).
Both Andre and Tina play their parts beautifully as does Ernie Dingo.
Andrew's dad is killed in a car accident and his mum dies in hospital. He and his sister Sammy are left orphans and live with the Thompsons in the local pub. Mr Thompson is annoyingly stubborn. They both run away after young Andy overhears Mr Thompson say that he does not want the children and will not adopt them. They both decide to walk to Perth which is a seaport where they hope to catch a boat bound for beautiful old England where their grandparents live. The first stage of their journey involves walking 107 kms from an inland West Australian wheat belt town to Perth. They start their journey neat and clean and run
into a young long haired local aboriginal man 'Ernie Dingo' as Frank Smith and he decides to help them. Frank hates the police atany rate. Dan O'Herlihy (Robocop 1 & 2) plays a English bushman who seeks to find they children and bring them back home and follows after them. The local police join in the chase to find the two children and accept the help via
financial payment to an old aboriginal black tracker to help locate the lost children. The WA press and the WA Premier get involved in trying to find the children. The three fugatives survive a bush-fire, crying and tantrums, and illness plus sadness and the
strongminded stand by the little boy and equally Frank Smith make wonderful viewing.
Andy wears a Catholic schoolboy "clobber" light blue long sleeve cotton open neck shirt, grey short trousers, beltloops, and belt plus deep pockets and grey kneesocks. He also wears black elasticed boots and school tie. Sammy wears a white cotton frock and sandals.
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