this picture ... did not draw a more exciting and exacting drama out of the colourful career of the noted airman." The film was not a success in America. Randell later said, "Americans are not sufficiently familiar with the many personalities besides Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith who were depicted in the picture." Box office Smithy was the third-most popular film released in Australia in 1946. Legacy Pery was keen for Columbia to make further films in Australia. Harry Cohn, head of Columbia, however, was opposed to the idea. He later arranged for Smithy to be drastically re-cut and re-edited for its US release, calling it Pacific Adventure, removing references to Australia, along with Pery's credit. Cohn did offer Ron Randell a long-term contract in Hollywood, which the actor accepted. References Bibliography Hall, Ken G. Directed by Ken G. Hall: Autobiography of an Australian Filmmaker. Lansdowne Press, 1977. . Harrison, Tony, ed.The Australian Film and Television Companion. Cammeray. New South Wales: Simon & Schuster Australia, 1994. . Pike, Andrew and Ross Cooper. Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998. . External links Smithy at Australian Screen Online Smithy at National Film and Sound Archive 'Smithy' movie – Gould Genealogy Smithy and the Southern Cross – State Library of NSW Smithy at Oz Movies Review of Pacific Adventure at Variety Review of Smithy at Variety 1946 films 1940s English-language films 1940s adventure films Australian aviation films Films directed by Ken G. Hall Columbia Pictures films Australian adventure films Australian black-and-white films 1940s Australian films