| It Takes All Kinds | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Eddie Davis |
| Written by | Eddie Davis Charles E. Savage |
| Story by | Edward D. Hoch |
| Produced by | Eddie Davis Reg Goldsworthy |
| Starring | Vera Miles Robert Lansing Barry Sullivan |
| Cinematography | Mick Bornemann |
| Edited by | Ian Maitland |
| Music by | Bob Young |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | British Empire Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $300,000 |
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It Takes All Kinds is a 1969 Australian crime drama film directed by Eddie Davis.
Plot
American sailor Tony Gunher is asked by Laura Ring to help steal a glass-stained window from a museum. The robbery is a success but then Laura disappears with the window. Tony finds her and she's discovered with crime lord Orville Benton. Benton has a collection of art treasures in the false bottom of a wheat silo. Police capture Benton and his gang but Laura dies.
Cast
- Vera Miles as Laura Ring
- Robert Lansing as Tony Gunther
- Barry Sullivan as Orville Benton
- Sid Melton as Benji
- Penny Sugg as J.P. Duncan
- Chris Christensen as Swede
- Edward Heppie as Cockney
- Tommy Dysart as Seaman
- Alistair Smart as Ray
- Rod Mullinar as Policeman
- Bob Haddow as Dan
- Peter Whittle as Bodyguard
- Reg Gorman as Man at airport
- Roger Ward as Bodyguard
- John Llewellyn as Detective
- Les Berryman
Production
The film was the first of three movies made by Reg Goldsworthy in association with Commonwealth United Corporation for the American television market. The director and leading actors were imported from Hollywood but the rest of the cast and crew were Australian.
It was shot in four weeks in March 1968. Locations were shot around Sydney and Melbourne with interiors done at Ajax Studios in Sydney.
Release
The film was poorly reviewed and had a disappointing commercial reception.
References
- ^ a b c Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 244.
- ^ "They waited— and waited— for the sun to shine". The Australian Women's Weekly. 3 April 1968. p. 3. Retrieved 9 September 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AN EXPERT'S VIEW OF THE FILM". The Australian Women's Weekly. 22 January 1969. p. 8. Retrieved 9 September 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Filming murder on a foggy day on Middle Harbor". The Australian Women's Weekly. 14 June 1972. p. 11. Retrieved 9 September 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- It Takes All Kinds at IMDb
- It Takes All Kinds at the TCM Movie Database
- It Takes All Kinds at Oz Movies