You Can't See 'round Corners

You Can't See 'round Corners is a 1969 Australian drama film directed by David Cahill. The film is a theatrical version of the TV show You Can't See 'Round Corners. Both were based on the novel by Jon Cleary updated to the Vietnam War.

You Can't See 'round Corners
Directed by	David Cahill
Written by	Richard Lane
Produced by	Peter Summerton
Starring	Ken Shorter Rowena Wallace
Cinematography	Graham Lind
Edited by	Jacques De Vigne
Music by	Thomas Tycho
Production company	Amalgamated Television Services
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	16 January 1969
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$60,000

Synopsis

Small-time bookie Frankie McCoy from Newtown, Sydney, is drafted during the Vietnam War. He loves his girlfriend Margie but is frustrated because she won't sleep with him before they are married. He goes through basic training at Kapooka, near Wagga Wagga but eventually deserts. Margie breaks up with him once she finds this out.

Frankie goes back to working as a bookie but suffers a series of losses. In order to cover these he robs an office, not realising the money he stolen consists of marked bills. He visits a Kings Cross night club, meeting a girl, Myra, who he sleeps with and gives some of the stolen money. Both the military and regular police start to close in on Frankie, and he discovers that the bills were marked. He goes back to Myra to retrieve the money. They get in an argument and he winds up accidentally killing her. He contacts Margie but is chased after by some of the men he owes money to and winds up running in front of a moving car and being killed.

Cast

• Ken Shorter as Frankie McCoy
• Lyndall Barbour as Mrs. McCoy
• Rowena Wallace as Margie Harris
• Judith Fisher as Peg Clancy
• Carmen Duncan as Myra Neilson
• Slim DeGrey as Mick Patterson
• Max Cullen as Peeper
• Kevin Leslie as Ken
• Goff Vockler as Barney
• Lou Vernon as Nugget
• John Armstrong as Jack Kelly
• Peter Aanensen as Sgt Quinn
• Max Phipps as Keith Grayson
• Vincent Gil as Lennie Ryan
• Henri Szeps as Peter
• Marion Johns as Mrs Harris
• John Barnes as Mr Harris
• Garry McDonald
• The Atlantics

Production

The film was shot in mid 1967, financed by the Seven Network. It used the same cast, crew and sets as the TV series. Very little of it was shot on location. It was a co-production between ATN 7 and Universal.

The film features appearances by a young Kate Fitzpatrick and Garry McDonald with hair.

Reception

The film was the 19th most popular movie at the Australian box office in 1969.

External links

• You Can't See 'round Corners at IMDb
• You Can't See 'Round Corners at Australian Screen Online
• You Can't See 'Round Corners (film) at National Film and Sound Archive
• You Can't See Round Corners at Oz Movies