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DU TOIT, Joan. (19**) Actress. *** Played the young girl in the first Afrikaans sound film, ''Moedertjie'' ("Little Mother"), produced for [[African Film Productions]] by the producer [[Joseph Albrecht]] and directed by [[Stephanie Fauré]] in 1931.
 
  
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(b.**/**/****-d.**/**/****).  Actress.  Joan du Toit acted in South Africa's first two sound films, both directed in 1931 by [[Joseph Albrecht]] for [[African Film Productions]].  In [[Sarie Marais]] she played the title role opposite [[Billy Matthews]] (then [[William Matthews]]) as the Boer prisoner-of-war in Ceylon who thinks back to his girl back home.  In [[Moedertjie]] she plays [[Pierre de Wet]]'s ex-girlfriend, who comes upon his parents in the waiting room of a railway station.  At this stage it is not known what became of her.
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== Sources ==
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Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm
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(b.**/**/****-d.**/**/****). Actress. Joan du Toit acted in South Africa's first two sound films, both directed in 1931 by Joseph Albrecht for African Film Productions. In Sarie Marais she played the title role opposite Billy Matthews (then William Matthews) as the Boer prisoner-of-war in Ceylon who thinks back to his girl back home. In Moedertjie she plays Pierre de Wet's ex-girlfriend, who comes upon his parents in the waiting room of a railway station. At this stage it is not known what became of her.

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Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm

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