A comedy drama with dialogue and music featuring Uncle Scrim (Reverend Colin Graham Scrimgeour) and his radio programme. Tells the story of the struggles of a young farming family, and the prejudices and social stigmas of the time.

Primary Title
  • On The Friendly Road
Date Broadcast
  • 1936
Release Year
  • 1936
Duration
  • 81:00
Channel
  • Media Services
Broadcaster
  • The University of Auckland Library
Programme Description
  • A comedy drama with dialogue and music featuring Uncle Scrim (Reverend Colin Graham Scrimgeour) and his radio programme. Tells the story of the struggles of a young farming family, and the prejudices and social stigmas of the time.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use.
Notes
  • From DVD LD13-0826.
Subjects
  • Feature films--New Zealand
  • Scrim, Uncle--1903-1987
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Contributors
  • The Hayward Historical Film Trust (Production Unit)
  • The New Zealand Film Guild (Production Unit)
  • Uncle Scrim (Actor)
  • Stanley Knight (Actor)
  • John Mackie (Actor)
  • Jean Hamilton (Actor)
  • James Swan (Actor)
  • Rudall Hayward (Cameraperson)
  • N.Z. Film Guild (Director)
  • N.Z. Film Guild (Producer)
Subjects
  • Feature films--New Zealand
  • Scrim, Uncle--1903-1987