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clip ‘Our stables need new blood’

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WJ Curzon (George Randall) tells wife Laura (Muriel Steinbeck) he wants to add English horses to his stables. WJ travels to the UK and asks trainer Hugh Duncan (James Workman) and his son Paul (Alan White) to work for him in Australia.

Curator’s notes

by Richard Kuipers

As with many Australian films made prior to the 1970s there is little difference between the accents of Australian characters and British characters. Here, WJ could easily pass for a local. This was a reflection of a general belief in society that speaking with an English accent was an indication of good manners and ‘good breeding’.

Produced on a modest budget, Into the Straight used stock footage and a studio set as stand-ins for real British locations.

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