You Can't See 'round Corners (1969)
Frankie McCoy (Ken Shorter) is a born loser from the Sydney suburb of Newtown, and a gambler and a bit of an SP bookie. When he's conscripted into the army to fight in the Vietnam war, he deserts, but in pursuit of money, he falls into debt with SP bookies at the local pub. This film, shot at Kapooka camp, contains one of the only depictions in Australian cinema of soldiers training for Vietnam.
Director:
David Cahill
Writer:
Richard Lane
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Ken Shorter as Frankie McCoy |
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Rowena Wallace as Margie Harris |
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Carmen Duncan as Myra Neilson |
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Judith Fisher as Peg Clancy |
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Lyndall Barbour as Mrs. McCoy |
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Slim DeGrey as Mick Patterson |
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Max Cullen as Peeper |
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Kevin Leslie as Ern |
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Goff Vockler as Barnie |
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Lou Vernon as Nugget |
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John Armstrong as Jack Kelly |
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Peter Aanensen as Sergeant Quinn |
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Max Phipps as Keith Grayson |
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Vincent Gil as Lennie Ryan |
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Henri Szeps as Peter |
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Marion Johns as Mrs. Harris |
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John Barnes as Mr. Harris |
| Directing | David Cahill | Director |
| Writing | Richard Lane | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jon Cleary | Novel |