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The Mail Robber

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The Mail Robber
Directed byGreg Palmer
Written byGreg Palmer
Produced byGreg Palmer
StarringGreg Palmer
Production
company
Palmer Pictures
Release date
  • 1925 (1925)
Running time
200 feet[1]
CountryAustralia
Languages

The Mail Robber is a 1925 short Australian film made by Greg Palmer when he was fifteen.[2]

Part of the film survives today.[3]

Plot

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A robber steals a mail bag and is chased through a park.

Production

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Palmer took five years to raise the money.[4]

Reception

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The film made £650 in profit.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "AN AUSTRALIAN PICTURE". The Age. No. 22342. Victoria, Australia. 12 November 1926. p. 12. Retrieved 26 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "NORTHBOUND LTD". The Corowa Chronicle. Vol. 20, no. 2090. New South Wales, Australia. 1 September 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 26 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ ""THE NORTHBOUND LIMITED."". The Evening News. No. 1352. Queensland, Australia. 4 December 1926. p. 6. Retrieved 26 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "YOUNG PICTURE PRODUCER". The Border Watch. Vol. LXV, no. 6578. South Australia. 5 February 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 26 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "MAKING MOVIES AUSTRALIA". The Herald. No. 16, 033. Victoria, Australia. 6 October 1928. p. 17. Retrieved 26 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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