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Entertaining children in the  innocent  l950s 

Distributed throughout Australia and New Zealand  by Gordon and Gotch, this well worn  l954 Film Fun Annual  once belonged  to  Neville Pearson , Ayr Street , Morningside , Brisbane. In  comic  strips it covered madcap adventures of comedians   Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy,  Joe E. Brown , Red Skelton  ,Frank Randle  and Old  Mother  Riley.     

                               

The first photograph in the  book  shows  Dean  Martin and  Jerry  Lewis dressed  as  sailors. 

                                                       

The back cover is taken up by a  Cadburys Car Race   dice  game  in which the  instructions  say it is hoped "Mummy will make you a big cup of  lovely chocolately Bournville Cocoa to  drink  while you are  playing ." 

The Annual Crossword asked  the name of a film about Australia - KANGAROO  . Another clue was for the  place where   William Boyd -Hopalong Cassidy ,  went -  BOTANY  BAY!!!

There is an exciting adventure by an ace reporter named  Risko King, a detective mystery , a war story  and  a lagoon full of  gold  in  the  Pacific .