Lee Robinson Movie Trailers

The Power Makers Trailer (1957)

01 January 1957

A working day at the open cut coal mine and power station at Yallourn, Victoria, as experienced by four employees.

The Pearlers Trailer (1949)

12 August 1949

Beautifully filmed in black and white, this classic short film looks at pearling in the late 1940s. It goes on board the boats that work off the coast of Broome, Western Australia, from March to December each year.

School in the Mailbox Trailer (1947)

04 September 1947

In Australia, children live in the Outback, too far from others to travel to any school. The Australian government has a school with no student only teachers that correspond with their pupils and teach those children at their own pace.

The Stowaway Trailer (1958)

21 March 1958

A group of adventurers compete with one another to find the missing heir Rene Marechal, thought to be near Tahiti.

Attack Force Z Trailer (1982)

01 June 1982

Sent to rescue survivors from the site of a plane crash in the South Pacific during WWII, Captain Kelly and his elite squad of Australian commandos must keep tabs on a defecting Japanese official who could hold the secret to peace.

King of the Coral Sea Trailer (1954)

12 August 1954

A body is found floating in the Torres Strait and pearler Ted King is asked to investigate. He discovers the murder is connected to a people smuggling ring and involves one of his men, Yusep.

Skippy and the Intruders Trailer (1969)

10 December 1969

Skippy and the Intruders (also known as The Intruders) is a 1969 Australian film directed by Lee Robinson, and is a spin-off of the popular Skippy the Bush Kangaroo TV series.

The Phantom Stockman Trailer (1953)

19 June 1953

Kim Marsden inherits a cattle station near Alice Springs after the death of her father. Kim becomes convinced her father was murdered.

The Legend of Lasseter Trailer (1979)

16 August 1979

The Legend of Lasseter is a 1979 Australian documentary about Lasseter's Reef. Lasseter's Reef refers to the purported discovery, announced by Harold Bell Lasseter in 1929 and 1930, of a fabulously rich gold deposit in a remote and desolate corner of central Australia.

Namatjira the Painter Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

Traces the life and artistic development of the Aboriginal painter, the late Albert Namatjira. His environment, his introduction to painting, his subsequent success with beautifully original landscapes and his influence on fellow Aborigines are recorded.

The Siege of Pinchgut Trailer (1959)

01 August 1959

An escaped prisoner is trying to clear his name.

The Highest Honour Trailer (1982)

15 May 1982

After a highly successful raid on Singapore Harbour, soldiers of Z Special Unit lead a new expedition in Singapore, with disastrous results.

Crocodile Hunters Trailer (1949)

01 January 1949

In the estuaries and lagoons of the Northern Territory, freshwater and saltwater crocodile are hunted for their hides by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous hunters.

Dust in the Sun Trailer (1958)

03 October 1958

A Northern Territory policeman, is given the job of taking an Aboriginal prisoner Emu Foot, to Alice Springs to be tried for a tribal killing.

Walk Into Paradise Trailer (1957)

08 September 1957

Steve McAllister, an Australian official for The New Guinea Administration, gets orders to investigate an oil discovery by Ned 'Shark-Eye' Kelly in the interior.

The Ambitious One Trailer (1959)

14 October 1959

This Yves Allegret film is set in French Polynesia and stars Edmond O'Brien, Richard Basehart, Andrea Parisy, Nicole Berger and Reg Lye.

Rock 'n' Roll Trailer (1959)

30 October 1959

Showcasing the cream of Australian rock'n'roll performers of the era, the film features Johnny O'Keefe, Col Joye, Johnny Devlin, The Delltones, Johnny Rebb, Lonnie Lee, The Graduates, The Crescents and Warren Williams performing at the iconic Sydney Stadium for one of Gordon's 1959 'Big Shows', in front of thousands of fans.

Darwin: Doorway to Australia Trailer (1946)

01 January 1946

Original archival synopsis: The Japanese bombed Darwin many times during World War II because it was strategically important target number one in their attack on the Australian mainland.

Double Trouble Trailer (1951)

01 January 1951

Can't find what you are looking for? All you have to do is ask. Such advice is not so straightforward when you can't speak the language.

Bring Out a Briton Trailer (1957)