Directing

F.W. Thring

Born — Died

1882-12-02 — 1936-07-01

Known for

Directing

Credits

14 titles

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Diggers poster
7.0

Attending a reunion, two Australian ex-servicemen reminisce about their exploits in France during WW1. These include lying in a field hospital where they feigned deafness to extend their recuperation, stealing jars of rum from the Quartermaster and inventing an elaborate ruse to hide them and finally, the night before returning to the front relaxing in a French café where romance blossoms between the soldier and waitress as told through the song 'Mademoiselle from Armentieres'.

Diggers

1931

No artwork available
9.0

George enlists in the police force and is assigned to Harmony Row, a haunt of criminals such as Slogger Lee.

Harmony Row

1933

A Ticket in Tatts poster
6.0

After being fired from his job at a grocer, George, gets a job as a stableboy at a local stud farm run by the Fleming family. He befriends the horse Hotspur who is a favourite to win the Melbourne Cup, and develops a strong whistle which is used to make the horse run fast.

A Ticket in Tatts

1934

A Ticket in Tatts poster
6.0

After being fired from his job at a grocer, George, gets a job as a stableboy at a local stud farm run by the Fleming family. He befriends the horse Hotspur who is a favourite to win the Melbourne Cup, and develops a strong whistle which is used to make the horse run fast.

A Ticket in Tatts

1934

No artwork available
NR

A man goes drinking with his friend and goes home to his wife.

Oh! What a Night!

1932

No artwork available
NR

A man goes drinking with his friend and goes home to his wife.

Oh! What a Night!

1932

Melbourne Today poster
NR

The first documentary of Frank Thring’s Cities of the Empire series, this episode is about Melbourne in Victoria. It shows the city’s architectural highlights and public buildings along with its famous parks and gardens.

Melbourne Today

1931

Melbourne Today poster
NR

The first documentary of Frank Thring’s Cities of the Empire series, this episode is about Melbourne in Victoria. It shows the city’s architectural highlights and public buildings along with its famous parks and gardens.

Melbourne Today

1931

Clara Gibbings poster
7.0

Clara Gibbings discovers she is the legitimate but abandoned daughter of the Earl of Drumoor. She becomes a member of high society but soon becomes disillusioned with their morals. She falls in love with a young aristocrat, Errol Kerr.

Clara Gibbings

1934

The Sentimental Bloke poster
6.3

A larrikin is reformed due to the love of a good woman.

The Sentimental Bloke

1932

The Sentimental Bloke poster
6.3

A larrikin is reformed due to the love of a good woman.

The Sentimental Bloke

1932

The Haunted Barn poster
9.0

John Moon is a businessman interested in ghosts. He decides to spend the night in a barn hoping to see the ghost of the bushranger Sturdy who died there when betrayed to the police by his friend Rogan.

The Haunted Barn

1931

His Royal Highness poster
5.4

His Royal Highness is a 1932 Australian musical film directed by F.W. Thring, also known as His Loyal Highness (Australia alternative title and title in the United Kingdom), starring George Wallace in his feature film debut.

His Royal Highness

1932