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Kiwi Cinema: Came a Hot Friday

on BBC Two England

continues a major season of films from New Zealand.
Tonight starring Peter Bland, Philip Gordon

New Zealand, 1949: Wes and cyril are a couple of wide boys who work a complicated con-trick at the race tracks. But one fateful day - at Tainuia Junction - their luck runs out. While playing with money conned from the local bookmaker things begin to go badly awry and they have to turn to the Tainuia Kid for help...

(First showing on British television)
Films: page 16

Contributors

Screenplay:
Dean Parker
Screenplay/Director:
Ian Mune
Producer:
Larry Parr
Wes Pennington:
Peter Bland
Cyril Kidman:
Philip Gordon
Tainuia Kid:
Billy T James
Don Jackson:
Michael Lawrence
Sel Bishop:
Marshall Napier
Cray:
Don Selwyn
Esmeralda:
Marise Wipani
Dinah:
Erna Larsen
Dick:
Phillip Holder
Claire:
Patricia Phillips
Don's dad:
Bruce Allpress
Morrie:
Michael Morrissey
Darkie Benson:
Roy Billing
Kohi:
Hemi Ropata
Aunt Agg:
Bridgett Armstrong
Policeman:
Stephen Tozer

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