Taree Film Society

Opening Screening

the Beryl Jane Flett Studio

Manning Entertainment Centre

We hold the opening screening

at the new studio theatre

with the classic

THE PICTURE SHOW MAN

with John Meillon, Rod Taylor, John Ewart, Judy Davis, Harold Hopkins

Australia, 1977 , 94 min, G

Taree Film Society is proud to host the movie’s musical director Peter Best who will introduce the film and hold questions and answers.

What better way to celebrate Taree Film Society''s opening night at the Beryl Jane Flett Studio than this marvellous ode to those who bring entertainment to country communities.

In the last days of silent movies, tight-fisted showman Maurice Pym (John Meillon), brings cinema to NSW country towns with his horse-drawn travelling picture show. His son Larry (Harold Hopkins) is the projectionist, and the dapper Freddie Graves (John Ewart) joins en route, to provide the piano accompaniment. When the film reel breaks down, they sing and dance to keep the crowd happy. They are horsemen, firemen, ladies’ men, but above all, showmen. Pym has worked the same circuit for years, but trouble brews when a former protégé (Rod Taylor) tries to step on to his circuit armed with a motor vehicle and the latest gear.

Based on the memoirs of Lyle Penn, the film is deliberately light-hearted, with superb comic performances from John Meillon and John Ewart as the last of the itinerant vaudevillians.

The Picture Show Man is the first title of our 2023-24 season. You can join the Taree Film Society ($150) for the period July 2023 to June 2024 and then book your free tickets back on this webpage.

Join Taree Film Society.

Casual tickets are $18: book above on this webpage (or head to the Manning Entertainment Centre website or at the door).

Taree Film Society’s screen and sound installation is proudly funded by the NSW Government.

The Picture Show Man at Ozmovies:

lots of interesting details including shooting locations in NSW

Our beloved catering crew will be offering pre-show nibbles and drinks.

Enjoy the wonders of cinema...

E: tareefilmsoc@gmail.com
P: 0439 903 477
M: PO Box 216, Taree, NSW, 2430
W: www.tareefilmsociety.org.au

Taree Film Society is a non-profit organisation run by volunteers to bring diversity of film to the Manning, and to encourage appreciation and discussion of film in a regular social atmosphere.