Photograph - Colin Friels as Malcolm on his home-made tram

Historical information

This photograph shows actor Colin Friels dressed in a driver's uniform and cap sitting in a small open-air four-wheel 'tram' at the front of the Brunswick Depot car shed. The photo depicts a scene from the Australian made feature film 'Malcolm' with Colin Friels playing the lead character Malcolm. The destination blind shows 'Brunswick' and in the mid-ground at the entrance of the shed is W5 class tram 765 displaying 'East Coburg 1'. The four tram wheels used on the short tram were recycled from a cable tram.

Significance

Yields information about well known Australian film Malcolm

Physical description

Black and white photograph stuck on white cardboard, no notes

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