F. W. Thring
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Francis William Thring III was an Australian film director, producer, and exhibitor. He has been credited with the invention of the clapperboard.
Stage director, Mr Thring
Olive Thring (Philip Alexius de Laszlo, 1933)
Efftee Studios
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Efftee Studios was an early Australian film and theatre production studio, established by F.W. Thring in 1930. It existed until Thring's death in 1935. Initially Efftee Films was based in Melbourne an
F. W. Thring
…theatre in Adelaide, the Regent Theatre. In 1930, Thring sold his interests in Hoyts to Fox Film Corporation and went into film production, establishing Efftee Studios (based on his initials). Over the next five years, Efftee produced nine features, over 80 shorts and several stage productions, including the Australian…
Actress Minnie Love, circa 1914