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In New Zealand in the 1930s, farmers reportedly had trouble with exploding trousers as a result of attempts to control ragwort, an agricultural weed. [1] Farmers had been spraying sodium chlorate, a government recommended weedkiller, onto the ragwort, and some of the spray had ended up on their clothes. Sodium chlorate is a strong oxidizing ...
The first filmmaker in New Zealand was Alfred Henry Whitehouse, who made ten films between 1898 and mid-1900. The oldest surviving New Zealand film is Whitehouse's The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War (1900). The first feature film made in New Zealand is arguably Hinemoa. It premiered on 17 August 1914 at the Lyric Theatre ...
Pages in category "1930s New Zealand films" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
New Zealand's first released "talkie" film. [3] 1935: Down on the Farm: Stewart Pitt: New Zealand's first non-documentary "talkie". Fragments only remain. First film shot entirely in the South Island. [3] Hei Tiki: Alexander Markey: a.k.a. Primitive Passions, A Saga of the Maoris. [3] New Zealand's Charm: A Romantic Outpost of Empire: Cyril ...
Phar Lap's Son is a 1936 New Zealand film directed by A. L. Lewis. Only part of it survives. [1] It was shot in and around Dunedin. [2] Many of the crew who worked on it had worked on Down on the Farm (1935). [3]
Following the switch to talking movies c. 1926/1927, many classic films were remade in the 1930s (and later). These include Alice In Wonderland (1933), Cleopatra (1934), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). Monsters. Among the numerous remakes and new films were the 'monster movies', with a wide spectrum of
New Zealand's first ever Test matches, a home series of four three-day games against England.Series won 1–0 by England 10,11,13 January Lancaster Park, Christchurch.New Zealand (112 and 131) lost by eight Wickets to England (181 and 66/2).
March 15, 1930 The Girl Said No: March 20, 1930 Montana Moon: March 22, 1930 Free and Easy: April 12, 1930 This Mad World: April 19, 1930 The Divorcee: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture April 26, 1930 Children of Pleasure: Technicolor sequences May 2, 1930 Redemption: May 3, 1930 Strictly Unconventional: May 10, 1930 Caught Short: A ...