King of the Coral Sea (1954)

King of the Coral Sea: Directed by Lee Robinson. With Chips Rafferty, Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell, Ilma Adey, Rod Taylor. A human smuggling racket off the Australian coast prompts the authorities to request a pearl diver’s help in the investigation.

“This Movie was made on Thursday Island with a few scenes being shot in my Familyu0026#39;s Pearling Business Store. I was 6 at the time, and interrupted a scene where Rod Taylor was being hit on the head as I thought he was being hurt. Some of it was filmed on Friday Island, my Father played a Policeman in it this was the only acting he did in his life being a local he was used as an extra.. Our boats and a lot of other stuff was used in the Movie. We have managed to get a copy from the Museum and is lovely to look back on. I donu0026#39;t really have a good memory of it only what I have been told by my Mother, we lived on top of the Pearling Store where they shot the Movie.”