The Woman Suffers was filmed in South Australia and opened in March 1918 at the Theatre Royal, Adelaide, to rave reviews.

Malcolm is a beloved Australian comedy from 1986 about a mechanical genius played by Colin Friels.

As the first day of the Australian summer looms, this 1948 clip from Australian Diary looks at a day trip to Manly Beach.

Surf Patrol shows the work of volunteer life-savers in the 1950s, patrolling Australia's dangerous surf beaches.

A simple film about Australia which concentrates on the Australians' love of the surf and the beach.

Malcolm's getaway car comes to an untimely end, plunging into a river.

The stunt driver is clearly visible in this film still from the movie. Apparently the two halves of the car were notoriously difficult to control.

Looking like members of the Kelly Gang, Malcolm's three remote controlled office garbage bins stage a hold up.

Actor John Hargreaves as the small time criminal, Frank. Frank meets Malcolm when he answers an advertisement in the corner shop window saying that Malcolm has a room to rent.

Frustrated by the types of films Australia was making in the 1980s, David Parker says he was encouraged by actor Colin Friels to write his own script – something he had never previously attempted.