PeterHutt
- Director
- Narrator
The familiar voice of radio announcer Peter Hutt was also heard on the soundtracks of many National Film Unit productions. From 1946, when Weekly Review put a few minutes each week of New Zealand scenes and people on cinema screens, until 1972, when television was presenting hours daily of the country and its people, Hutt also developed his talent for directing, writing and editing films. Image credit: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, ID 34-232 (detail). Photographer Clifton Firth
Biography
For over 30 years — from the late 1930s to the early 1970s — the voice of Peter Hutt was familiar to New Zealand radio listeners and filmgoers. Occasionally his name appeared in the credits as director, writer or editor, but usually the voice went uncredited.
Screenography
“Peter's conversation is witty and biting, testing folk by shocking 'em. ”
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