When the Kellys Were Out is a 1923 Australian feature-length film directed by Harry Southwell about Ned Kelly. Only part of the film survives today.

The Ghost of Kelly on Screen: A Glimpse into a Lost Australian Epic To encounter a film like 'When the Kellys Were Out' is to engage in an act of cinematic archaeology. Harry Southwell’s 1923 rendering of the Ned Kelly saga, an ambitious Australian feature-length production, exists today primarily as a spectr...

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" The Ghost of Kelly on Screen: A Glimpse into a Lost Australian Epic To encounter a film like 'When the Kellys Were Out' is to engage in an act of cinematic archaeology. Harry Southwell’s 1923 rendering of the Ned Kelly saga, an ambitious Australian feature-length production, exists today primarily as a spectral presence, its full narrative scope largely lost to the ravages of time and neglect. What remains, however, offers tantalizing glimpses into an early, bold attempt to capture one..."
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