Three In One (1957 Film)
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''Three in One'' is a 1957 Australian
anthology film An anthology film (also known as an omnibus film or a portmanteau film) is a single film consisting of three or more shorter films, each complete in itself and distinguished from the other, though frequently tied together by a single theme, premise ...
directed by Cecil Holmes and starring Reg Lye. It consists of three separate stories, "A Load of Wood", "The City", and "Joe Wilson's Mates".


Plot

In ''Joe Wilson's Mates'',
Joe Wilson Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson Sr. (born July 31, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for since 2001. A member of the Republican Party, his district stretches from Columbia to the Georgia–South Caro ...
dies alone in a small town during the 1890s without friend or family. But because he carries a union card the local union member give him a decent burial. ''The Load of Wood'' is set during the 1930s. Two men are doing relief work but can not afford to buy enough fuel to keep their families warm. They steal a truck of wood from a rich man's estate and distribute it around to need families. In ''The City'' a young factory worker and ship assistant plan to marry but cannot afford it. The argue an walk the streets but realise they love each other.


Cast


''Joe Wilson's Mates''

* Reg Lye as the Swaggie *Edmund Allison as Tom Stevens * Alexander Archdale as Firbank *Charles Tasman as the Undertaker *Don McNiven as Patrick Rooney *
Jerold Wells Jerold Wells (8 August 1908 – 19 July 1999) was an English actor. He was born in Wallington, Hampshire, and died in Bath, Somerset. He appeared primarily in British comedies. Films included ''Adventures of a Plumber's Mate'' and the TV-m ...
as Wally *Chris Kempster as Longun *Brian Anderson as Joe * Kenneth Warren as Andy *Evelyn Docker as Maggie *
Ben Gabriel Ben Gabriel (25 February 1918 – 25 April 2012) was an English Australian character actor, director, voice artist and theatre founder. Gabriel had numerous appearances in stage and radio roles and in film and television. Early life Gabriel was ...
as the Priest *The Bushwacker's Band


''The Load of Wood''

*Jock Levy as Darkie * Leonard Thiele as Ernie * Ossie Wenban as Sniffy *John Armstrong as Chilla *Jim Doone as Joe *Ted Smith as Coulson *Edward Lovell *Keith Howard as Shea *
Eileen Ryan Eileen Ryan (; October 16, 1927 – October 9, 2022) was an American actress. The wife of actor and director Leo Penn, she was the mother of actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn, and of singer Michael Penn. Life and career Ryan was born in the Br ...
as Mrs Johnson


''The City''

*Joan Landor as Kathie *Brian Vicary as Ted *
Betty Lucas Betty Helen Lucas (31 May 1924 – 7 April 2015), also known as Betty Lucas Peterson, was an Australian character actress and theatre director, known for her numerous roles on stage and television, starting from the post-WWII years in 1945. Ear ...
as Freda *
Gordon Glenwright Gordon Charles Glenwright (17 March 1918 – 25 May 1985) was an Australian actor, stage manager and playwright. Glenwright served as a lieutenant in the Australian Army during the Second World War World War II or the Second Worl ...
as Alex *
Ken Wayne Ken Wayne (1925–1993) was an Australian actor of radio, theatre, film and television. Career Wayne made his film debut in ''Sons of Matthew'' (1949) and appeared in a number of movies including '' Dust in the Sun'' (1958). Wayne had a featu ...
as First cab driver * Stewart Ginn as Second cab driver * Allan Trevor as Preacher *Pat Martin as Customer * Margaret Christensen as Customer *Alastair Roberts as bodgie


Production

Filming for tall three stories took place at
Pagewood Studios Pagewood Studios was a film studio in Sydney, Australia, that was used to make Australian, British and Hollywood films for 20 years. Creation The studio was built in 1935 for National Productions by National Studios Ltd and was originally known as ...
before and after ''Smiley'' was shot there in 1955. Exteriors for the first two stories were shot in Camden and locations for the third were filmed on Sydney streets.


Reception

The film was positively received by overseas critics and screened at a number of festivals (including one in Communist China) but struggled to obtain commercial release in Australia. It failed to recover its cost and Australian Tradition Films was liquidated in 1959.


References


External links


''Three in One''
in the
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''Three in One''
at Oz Movies

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