Moth of Moonbi

Movie Poster, the Moth of Moonbi The First Australian Super-Feature 'Western' in 9 reels, 1926 Colour lithograph, 100 x 38 cm. Backed on thick cardboard., Text continues 'Over her beloved hills she saw the life that beckoned....Produced by Chas Chauvel. An Australian Film Productions Ltd Masterpiece. Marchant & Co. Ltd., Printers, Sydney., After spending 18 months in Hollywood studying the filmmaking process, Charles Chauvel returned to Queensland and formed his own production company, Australian Film Productions Ltd. He helped to secure funding by lobbying the Ipswich and Toowoomba Chambers of Commerce on the necessity of an Australian film industry. 'It is our intention to produce films in Queensland and wherever possible to use Queensland talent in all departments of our work. Queensland, with its excellent climate conditions, its months of fine weather, and its beautiful and varied scenery is undoubtedly one of the best parts of Australia in which to produce motion pictures., The film was highly popular in Queensland however it fared less well in the Southern states. Only part of the film survives today.