Meg Blake
Search results
Nickel Queen is a 1971 Australian comedy film starring Googie Withers and directed by her husband John McCallum. The story was loosely based on the Poseidon bubble, a nickel boom in Western Australia in the late 1960s, and tells of an outback pub owner who stakes a claim and finds herself an overnight millionaire.
Apr 1, 1971 · Nickel Queen: Directed by John McCallum. With Googie Withers, John Laws, Alfred Sandor, Ed Devereaux. An outback pub owner stakes a claim and finds herself an overnight millionaire.
- (54)
- Comedy
- John McCallum
- 1971-04-01
Aug 12, 2021 · Inspired by the reports of Millie’s fast-witted shareholder meetings and the legendary figure painted in the press, in 1971 Hollywood produced the Nickel Queen, starring Googie Withers.
Feature | 89mins | Completed. When rumours abound that nickel has been found near a small desert town in Western Australia, Meg Blake stakes the first claim. With the help of a crooked American mining executive she soars to social prominence in Perth.
Acting on a rumour, Meg Blake (Googie Withers) - the wily widowed owner of the local pub at Mirribilli in Western Australia - pegs out a mining claim in the middle of a piece of land on nearby Spinifex Hill that a large corporation named Benson Mining plans to claim to mine nickel.
Nickel Queen was an Australian comedy film released in 1971 starring Googie Withers and directed by her husband John McCallum. The story was loosely based on the Poseidon bubble, a nickel boom in Western Australia in the late 1960s, and tells of an outback pub owner who stakes a claim and finds herself an overnight millionaire.
Visit the movie page for 'Nickel Queen' on Moviefone. Discover the movie's synopsis, cast details and release date. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and movie review.
