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Sons of Matthew is a 1949 Australian film directed and produced and co-written by Charles Chauvel. The film was shot in 1947 on location in Queensland, Australia, and the studio sequences in Sydney.
Sons of Matthew Synopsis. Irishman Matthew O’Riordan (John O’Malley) and his English wife Jane (Thelma Scott) have carved a farm from fickle acres at Deep Creek, in northern New South Wales. They battle drought, flood and fire to raise five boys and two girls.
Charles Chauvel, pioneering director of Jedda and 40 000 Horsemen, produced Sons of Matthew in 1949. Based on a true story, it is set in Queensland's rugged Canungra and Lamington Plateau ...
At home, his wife Jane (Thelma Scott) takes care of the youngest children, including Cathie McAllister (Charmian Young). Jane’s youngest boy, Michael (Jimmy White), wonders why she has to look after somebody else’s baby. Michael says his prayers, as eldest boy Shane (Tom Collins) looks on.
Directed, produced & co-written by Charles Chauvel in 1949, Sons of Matthew is an Australian classic. It is the story of a pioneering family of five brothers & two sisters carving out a settlement on the virgin bush plateaus in northern New South Wales.
Married settlers Matthew (John O’Malley) and Jane O’Riordan (Thelma Scott) have a plethora of children while trying to tame the land. Once a wildfire hits and the five male children are of age, Matthew sends his boys to the wildest part of the country to build a homestead.
Sons of Matthew synopsis. Irishman Matthew O’Riordan (John O’Malley) and his English wife Jane (Thelma Scott) have carved a farm from fickle acres at Deep Creek, in northern New South Wales. They battle drought, flood and fire to raise five boys and two girls.
