T. O. McCreadie

Tom McCreadie (1907–1992), better known as T. O. McCreadie was an Australian film director and producer, who was also involved in distribution and exhibition for many years.[1]

Biography

Tom and his brother Alec worked as exhibitors in Sydney in the 1920s. In 1940 they formed Embassy Pictures and made several shorts. In 1946 they re-recorded the Russian film Memory's Harvest with English dialogue, the first time this had been attempted in an Australian film.[2] The movie was about a Russian taxi driver who becomes a Bolshoi opera star; among the actors they used for dubbing were Peter Finch and John Fernside.[3][4]

The McCreadies began feature film production in 1948 with Always Another Dawn, which gave early lead roles to Charles Tingwell and Guy Doleman.[5] The brothers produced and would handle their own publicity; Tom McCreadie would also help design sets.[6] In 1948 they announced plans to make two films in 1949 and three or four in 1950.[7] In the event they only produced two more movies before Embassy Pictures wound up in 1950. Among their unmade projects was an adaptation of a book by Dale Collins, Vulnerable.[8]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Obituary: Tom McCreadie". Filmnews. Vol. 22, no. 8. New South Wales, Australia. 1 September 1992. p. 2. Retrieved 29 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 206.
  3. ^ "Film Reviews." The Australian Women's Weekly 30 Aug 1947: 40 accessed 7 Dec 2011
  4. ^ "NEW FILMS REVIEWED". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 25 August 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  5. ^ Vagg, Stephen (3 August 2025). "Forgotten Australian Films: Always Another Dawn". Filmink. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Film Business!". The Sunday Herald. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 15 May 1949. p. 3 Supplement: Magazine Section. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Hoss Operas Can Be Worthwhile." The Argus (Melbourne) 27 Nov 1948: 6 Supplement: The Argus Week-End Magazine accessed 4 Dec 2011
  8. ^ ""Inside Scotland Yard" Crime Documentary." The Mail (Adelaide) 9 Oct 1948: 3 Supplement: SUNDAY MAGAZINE accessed 4 Dec 2011



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