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Delie (Sigrid Thornton) is aware that Creeping Annie (Judith Massey) the maid and Elijah (Cliff Ellen) the farmhand are always at odds with one another, but one day Annie reveals an unsuspected talent. As a result, the couple decide to 'get hitched’ and approach their employers Uncle Charles (Charles Tingwell) and Aunt Hester (Dinah Shearing) for their approval.
Curator’s notes
An example of good storytelling: a little of Elijah’s fear of snakes and discomfort with Annie has been laid in earlier but only sketchily. Here, in less than two minutes, we get succinct character exposition, a plot with a beginning, middle and end, an observation on the social customs and class distinctions of the time and a nice dose of humour. Tropfest aspirants take note.
