Let the Balloon Go

Let the Balloon Go is a 1976 Australian children's film about a young boy with polio in 1917.

Plot
In 1917 rural New South Wales, a young boy with polio struggles to break free of his overprotective mother.

Cast

 * Robert Bettles as John Sumner
 * Jan Kingsbury as Mrs Sumner
 * John Ewart as Constable Baird
 * Bruce Spence as Acting Fire Chief Gifford
 * Ray Barrett as Dr McLeod
 * Nigel Lovell

Production
The film was shot near the town of Carcoar.

Reception
The film sold widely overseas including to the United States.