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Channel 31 opens the vault on long-forgotten Aussie movies

Sunday nights are home to Inn of the Damned, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Scobie Malone & The Great Macarthy.

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Who says you need a streaming service to see some classic Aussie films?

Community broadcaster Channel 31 Melbourne has been showcasing some beauty Aussie films on Sunday nights. In recent weeks it has screened Inn of the Damned (1975), Travelling North (1987), Dusty (1983), Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1988), Celia (1988) and Attack Z Force (1982).

This coming Sunday it detours when it airs Hugh Jackman in a stage production of Oklahoma, but then returns with more almost-forgotten flicks.

8:30pm Sunday April 26
Oklahoma (1999).
Screen superstar Hugh Jackman and acclaimed actress Maureen Lipman head a spirited cast in this visually stunning adaptation of the beloved Rodgers & Hammerstein broadway favourite. Along with Lipman, Josefina Gabrielle and Shuler Hensley, Jackman sings the show’s best hits, including “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning,” “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top” and the rousing title number, Oklahoma!

8:30pm Sunday May 3
Scobie Malone (1975).
Adapted from John Cleary’s series of Aussie detective novels, Scobie Malone (also known as Helga’s Web and Murder at the Opera House) is a 70s ‘ozploitation’ murder mystery with a sexy wink to the crime genre. Sunday 8:30pm.

8:30pm Sunday May 10
The Great Macarthy (1975).
Macarthy (John Jarratt) is a country town football champ who is kidnapped in a neon lit helicopter by tyrant Colonel Ball-Miller (Barry Humphries), the tycoon President of the South Melbourne football club. Macarthy leaves behind his humble beginnings for a path of sexcapades, fame and debauchery.

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