Helen Morse as Caddie dressed as a flapper. Costuming for Caddie was very important in order to match the period in which the film is set.

Lynette Curran (as Maudie, left) with her friends, played by Lorna Lesley and Vivienne Garrett .

Film still from Caddie, 1976.

Helen Morse (left) as Caddie with Jacki Weaver (Josie).

Film still from Caddie (1976).

Anthony Buckley AO is a prominent member of the Australian film industry.

In this excerpt from an oral history recording, Helen Morse discusses her early involvement in the making of the film, the significance of a woman being the central character and the approach Joan

Poster for the film, Caddie (1976) showing actors Helen Morse and Jack Thompson and scenes from the film. The design is distinctly art deco.

With the country in the grip of the Depression, Caddie (Helen Morse) has to be smarter and quicker than everyone else if she wants to secure a job.

Filming took place during August and September 1975 at locations around Balmain, Sydney. A number of scenes were filmed at the Sir William Wallace Hotel and the Kent Hotel.

Caddie (Helen Morse) calls off her relationship with bookmaker Ted (Jack Thompson), after she is warned off by Ted’s steady girlfriend.

Caddie has taken a job in an inner-city hotel, because it pays more than waitressing, but she’s unprepared for the brutal struggle that is the nightly ‘six o’clock swill’.