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Who's Who In The Wrestling World - And Why?

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Who's Who in the Wrestling World
Directed byAl Daff
Produced byAl Daff
Production
company
Universal
Release date
  • 10 August 1927 (1927-08-10) (private screening)[1]
Running time
20 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent
Budget£13[2]
Box office£1300[2]

Who's Who In The Wrestling World – And Why? is a 1927 short Australian film. It was a 20-minute send up of wrestling. It was made by Al Daff who went on to become one of the most successful Australian-born film executives of all time.

The film was shot in Melbourne.[3]

The wrestlers included Australian champions Weber and Meeske.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "ENTERTAINMENTS". The Argus. No. 25, 273. Melbourne. 11 August 1927. p. 17. Retrieved 7 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "Insider on film". The Canberra Times. Vol. 51, no. 14, 817. 1 July 1977. p. 21. Retrieved 7 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "GENERAL NEWS". The Age. No. 22, 573. Victoria. 11 August 1927. p. 5. Retrieved 7 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "The Picture World". Table Talk. No. 3095. Victoria. 1 September 1927. p. 31. Retrieved 7 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.