I Found Joe Barton, also known as The Adventures of Al Munch, was a 1952 film made for American television starring Bud Tingwell and Lloyd Berrell.
The first Australian drama show made specifically for television, it was the pilot for a series which did not eventuate called The Adventures of Al Munch.
[2][3] Al Munch (Bud Tingwell) is an American private eye who served in Sydney during World War II and decided to stay on.
He is hired by Hollywood film producer, Frankoff, to find Joe Barton, an American crime figure thought to be dead but who is now said to be alive in Australia.
[5][6] There was emphasis on Australian flora and fauna: Frankoff has a pet koala in his room, Munch travels by boat across Sydney harbour, there are plenty of gum trees and kangaroos.