Reception
Mary Maguire was from Brisbane, so it was decided to hold the film's international premiere there. 20th Century-Fox agreed to distribute the film free of charge. Box office receipts were poor but the release of the film led to a flood of donations to the flying doctors. Reviews were patchy.
Gaumont British decided not to distribute the film in the UK and it was done by General Film Distributors. The movie was never released in the USA.
National Productions had prior to shooting announced intention to make three more movies but none of these eventuated.
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