They're a Weird Mob

They're a Weird Mob - 1966 | 112mins | Comedy | Colour

The Production Team

Director: Michael Powell.
Producer: Michael Powell.
Associate Producer: John Pellatt.
Script: Emeric Pressburger. (as Richard Imrie). (from a novel by John O'Grady)
Cinematography: Arthur Grant.
Editing: Gerald Turney-Smith.
Art Direction: Dennis Gentle.
Production Management: Emeric Pressburger.
Costume Design: Chris Jacovides.
Sound: Alan Allen, Bill Creed, Ted Karnon and Don Saunders.
Music: Alan Bousteadand Laurence Leonard.
Songs: Walter Chiari - 'I Kiss You, You Kiss Me', Reen Devereaux - 'Big Country' and 'In This Man's World', Mikis Theodorakis - 'Cretan dance'.

The Cast

Walter Chiari - Nino Culotta
Clare Dunne - Kay Kelly
Chips Rafferty - Harry Kelly
Alida Chelli - Giuliana
Ed Devereaux - Joe Kennedy
Slim DeGrey - Pat
John Meillon - Dennis

Plot Synopsis

Arriving in Australia to work on his Cousin Leonardo's newspaper, Italian-born Nino Culotta finds that Leonardo has fled to Canada, leaving a string of debts behind him. Kay Kelly is one of those owed money and she tells Nino bluntly that she does not approve of 'dagos'. Nino finds work as a builder's labourer, and begins to repay Kay what is owed to her. When she is later advised by her solicitor not to accept any more money from him she attempts to return it, causing further disagreement. After sleeping rough in the deserted newspaper offices, Nino moves in with workmate Joe and his family. Meeting at an Italian restaurant, Nino and Kay realise that they have fallen in love. Her father Harry however, insists that he has no time for 'dagos', but eventually softens toward Nino, who - after a year in Australia - is now one of the 'mob'.