On the Friendly Road

[1][2] It was made in and around Auckland, using local actors and locally-made cameras.

[3] It is one of four films made in 1935 (with The Devil's Pit, Down on the Farm, and Hei Tiki ) which lay claim to be the first "New Zealand talkie".

[4] The plot involves Mac McDermott who is wrongly accused of theft and imprisoned, but is finally vindicated and cleared.

After the premiere, the reviewer for the Auckland Star called the film "a minor triumph.

The film undoubtedly reaches a good standard and its ingredients of drama and sparkling comedy are mixed in a manner to command the attention of the audience throughout", but added that "the dialogue has its weaknesses and there is an occasional hiatus in the action".