Rusty Bugles was a controversial Australian play written by Sumner Locke Elliott in 1948. It toured extensively throughout Australia between 1948–1949 and was threatened with closure by the New South Wales Chief Secretary's Office for obscenity. Premiered on 14 October 1948, it was produced by Doris Fitton and Sydney's Independent Theatre company, and was advertised as an "army comedy documentary". The announcement of its banning was made on 22 October by J. M. (Jack) Baddeley, the Chief Secretary and acting Premier of New South Wales. After initially defying the ban, Ftton avoided a forced closure by commissioning a rewrite from the author.
Adaptations (2)
Rusty Bugles has been adapted into 2 television films (1965).
Rusty Bugles1965 · television film · 75 min · dir. Alan Burke · IMDb ↗Bored Australian soldiers while away the hours with nothing to do during the Second World War.
Rusty Bugles? · television film · 75 min · dir. John Matthews · IMDb ↗A group of soldiers is stationed at an ordnance camp in the Northern Territory as World War II comes to an end.
