Bitter Springs (1950)

Bitter Springs: Directed by Ralph Smart. With Tommy Trinder, Chips Rafferty, Gordon Jackson, Jean Blue. Tommy (Tommy Trinder) is called in to smooth things out after Wally King (Chips Rafferty) encroaches upon Aboriginal tribal ground.

“The previous reviews document well about how this has been influenced by American westerns.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever, donu0026#39;t let this put you off in any way.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie is not a western movie with an Australian wrapping. It is not an English attempt at u0026quot;Cowboys u0026amp; Indiansu0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie documents well how the conflict between white settlers u0026amp; Aboriginals started. White man wants land u0026amp; water. White man cannot comprehend the Aboriginal culture of land u0026amp; water ownership, and how it works. (Communally owned) Two opposing worlds collide. Two misunderstandings. Two cultures meet at a u0026quot;fault lineu0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRemember that this is 1950. Australia has a u0026quot;white Australia Policyu0026quot;. Aboriginals canu0026#39;t even vote !. This is a very brave film that tackled white Austaliau0026#39;s prejudices at the time.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe acting from Chips Rafferty is at its best. The Aboriginal actors did a great job too.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie should be shown to anyone interested in Australian history, and how u0026quot;we got hereu0026quot; today.”