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Charles Villiers (actor)
Charles Villiers was an Australian actor and occasional director who appeared in many silent films. According to a contemporary report, "there is probably no actor in Australia that has done more consistent picture work than Mr. Villiers, both as heavy lead, and director." He was particularly well known for playing villains. Biography In 1912 Villiers managed Lytton's Picture Stadium in Orange. Villiers started working in films for the Australian Photoplay Company for whom he was one of their main actors. He then made a series of films for the Fraser Film Release and Photographic Company. In 1914 he toured for 12 months with the Oliver Dramatic Company. Beaumont Smith later estimated Villiers appeared in more than 60 silent films. His wife was also an actor. Select filmography *'' Moora Neya, or The Message of the Spear'' (1911) *'' The Lady Outlaw'' (1911) *'' Way Outback'' (1911) *'' What Women Suffer'' (1911) *'' The Cup Winner'' (1911) *'' Caloola, or The Adventures of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Leader (Orange, NSW)
''The Leader'' was an English language newspaper published in Orange, New South Wales from 1890 to 1945 being a successor to the ''Orange Liberal''. It began briefly as ''The Orange Leader'', then ''The Orange Leader and Millthorpe Messenger'' before the masthead became ''The Leader'' for more than forty years. History The ''Orange Liberal'' was started as a weekly newspaper about 4 May 1878, the title being changed to ''The Orange Leader'' on 4 October 1890. The paper was operated from premises on the southern side of the Forester’s Hall in Lords Place, the Hall being the only building to separate ''The Orange Leader'' and its rival paper the ''Western Advocate''. In 1894 the poet and author William Goodge became proprietor and editor, a role he held until c1899 when he left Orange, unable to pay the paper’s debts. Goodge was succeeded by Ernest Shoebridge Carr. On 3 January 1900 the paper changed its title to ''The Orange Leader and Millthorpe Messenger'' and on 29 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Tyrant
''The Love Tyrant'' is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. It was described as an "Australian drama about the back blocks" and a "stirring drama full of thrilling incidents". It was set during the early bushranging days. It is a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an intentional distinguishing char .... Plot The story begins on Christmas Day at Farmer Morrison's home. Morrison's son, William, has been secretly married to Annie, the maid. Morrison wishes his son to marry Dora. When William tells him the truth, he kicks out his son and wife. Time passes and William owns a farm and has a son with Annie. On returning' one-night from his work, tired and hungry, he has a dispute with his wife, who threatens to leave. Troubled and worn out, he falls a sleep and dreams a dream in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mutiny Of The Bounty
''The Mutiny of the Bounty'' is a 1916 Australian-New Zealand silent film directed by Raymond Longford about the mutiny aboard . It is the first known cinematic dramatisation of this story and is considered a lost film. Longford claimed it was the first Australian film to shoot scenes at sea. Plot The story deals with the mutiny on on 28 April 1789, Captain Bligh's journey back to England, the recapture of the mutineers on Tahiti and subsequent fate of the other mutineers on Pitcairn Island. The story was structured in five acts. Cast *George Cross as Captain Bligh *John Storm as King George III *D.L. Dalziel as Sir Joseph Banks *Wilton Power as Fletcher Christian *Reginald Collins as Midshipman Heywood *Ernesto Crosetto as Midshipman Hallett *Harry Beaumont as Mr Samuels * Charles Villiers as Burkett *Meta Taupopoki as Otoo *Mere Amohau as Mere *Ida Guildford as Mrs Heywood *Lottie Lyell as Nessy Heywood Production Filming took place in Rotorua, Norfolk Island and Sydney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Last Stride
''In the Last Stride'' is a 1916 Australian silent film directed by Martyn Keith based on the 1914 popular action novel by Arthur Wright. The film's star, Dave Smith, was a champion heavyweight boxer who had fought Les Darcy. There was also an appearance from boxer Les O'Donnell.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 63 Wright later described it as "a film of action, depicting the racecourse, opium-running on the Harbor, a football match, and a glove fight in which Dave Smith and Les O'Donnell participated." It is considered a lost film. Plot Dave Smith, retired heavyweight boxing champion travels around Australia having various adventures, including working as a swagman, fighting Les O'Donnell, a speedboat chase across Sydney harbour, a football game involving rugby league stars, and a climax in which Dave's horse Sunlocks wins the Sydney Cup. Cast * Alma Rock Phillips as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Martyrdom Of Nurse Cavell
''The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell'' is a 1916 Australian silent film about the execution of nurse Edith Cavell during World War I. Although one of the most popular Australian silent movies ever made, it is considered a lost film. Synopsis The story is told in four parts. The film starts at the English home of Edith Cavell before the war, then jumps forward six years to a Belgium hospital, where Cavell is working. The war is about to start and Dr Schultz suggests Nurse Cavell return home but she refuses, saying her place is with the sick. She gets an invitation to the wedding of two friends, Lt Renard and Yvonne Loudet. Herr Cries is also invited; he pretends to be a medical student but is in fact a foreign spy and is a rejected suitor of Yvonne. He forces himself on her, but Lt Renard knocks him out and Cries departs, swearing vengeance. The wedding ends when everyone gets news that war has been declared and Renard goes to military headquarters. Four months later Brussels has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hypocrites (1915 Film)
''Hypocrites'', also known as ''The Hypocrites'' and ''The Naked Truth'', is a 1915 silent drama film written and directed by Lois Weber (1879–1939). The film contains several full nude scenes, and is said to include the first appearance of full frontal nudity in a non-pornographic film by an American actress (Margaret Edwards). The film is regarded as anticlerical, and the nudity was justified by its religious context. Cast * Courtenay Foote as Gabriel, the Ascetic / Gabriel, a minister * Herbert Standing as The Abbot / A pillar of the church * Margaret Edwards as Truth * Myrtle Stedman as a nun / A choir singer * Adele Farrington as The Queen / An aristocrat * Dixie Carr as a Magdalen * Nigel De Brulier as a member of the choir / monk * Matty Roubert as Boy kneeling beside cradle * Charles Villiers as the Minister * Vera Lewis as Parishioner ''(uncredited)'' Cast notes: * Margaret Edwards was 17 years old when she was discovered by Lois Weber. Production Writer-director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Australia
''For Australia'' is a 1915 Australian silent film directed by Monte Luke. Plot A newspaper journalist, Stanley Lane (Boyd Irwin), discovers a German spy ring in Sydney led by Carl Hoffman (Charles Villiers). Lane is captured and imprisoned by Germans on an uncharted Pacific Island. With the help of half-caste Samoan girl Kana (Alma Rock Phillips) he escapes and destroys a German wireless station in Samoa. He is re-captured and tied to a tree in a crocodile-infested swamp, but Kana saves him again. Later, invades the island and Hoffman runs into the swamp and is eaten by crocodiles.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 55 Cast * Alma Rock Phillips as Kana *Boyd Irwin as Stanley Lane *Gwen Burroughs as Mrs De Winter * Charles Villiers as Carl Hoffman *Percy Walshe Production The film was made with the co-operation of the Australian government. It was mostly shot in and around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Loyal Rebel
''The Loyal Rebel'' is a 1915 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe set against the background of the Eureka Rebellion. It is considered a lost film.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p. 55 Plot In 1854, a young farmer, Stanley Gifford, leaves his girlfriend Violet in England and goes to seek his fortune in the goldfields. Stanley's letters to Violet are intercepted by the villainous Pellew Owen. Violet's father, Major Howard, is blackmailed by Pellew Owen into giving him Violet's hand in marriage after Howard shoots a man in a quarrel over cards. Pellew tires of Violet and abandons her, so she goes with her father to Ballarat to find Stanley. Her father dies of exhaustion and Violet is kidnapped by Pellew after interrupting a bank robbery. She is rescued by police and Pellew is arrested, but set free after he agrees to be a police spy. The Eureka rebellion takes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sunny South Or The Whirlwind Of Fate
''The Sunny South, or the Whirlwind of Fate'' is a 1915 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe based on the popular play '' The Sunny South'' by George Darrell. It is considered a lost film.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 52 Cast *Charles Villiers Characters *Matt Morley/Morley Chester *Worthy Chester *Clarice Chester *Ivo Chester *Bertha/Bubs Berkley *Plantageant Smiffers *Rebecca Hann *Eli Grup *Perfidy Pounce *Ben Brewer *Dick Duggan *Black Steve *Sergeant Swoop *Monte Jack *Jinks *Bank Teller True Play Darrell's play premiered in 1883 and was a massive success. Darrell himself performed in it over 1,500 times. It was one of a series of melodramas Darrell wrote in his career. Plot In an English country mansion lives Worthy Chester, his daughter Clarice and nephew Ivo Carew. Worthy Chester is in debt to a money lender, Eli Grup, who threatens Chester with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silence Of Dean Maitland (1914 Film)
''The Silence of Dean Maitland'' is a 1914 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford. It is an adaptation of the 1886 novel of the same name by Maxwell Gray which was later filmed by Ken G. Hall in 1934. It is considered a lost film. Plot The Reverend Dean Maitland (Harry Thomas) falls for Alma Lee (Nellie Brooks) and impregnates her, despite being engaged to another woman. Alma's father attacks Maitland and Maitland accidentally kills him in the struggle. His best friend, Dr Henry Everard (Arthur Shirley) is convicted of the crime and sentenced to twenty years in gaol. When Everard is released he comes to Maitland's church. The Dean confesses his guilt publicly and collapses and dies. Cast *Harry Thomas as Dean Maitland *Gwil Adams as Lilian, Cyril's sister *Nellie Brooks as Alma Lee *Ada Clyde as Mrs. Lee *Jack Goodall *Rebe Grey as Marion Maitland *Charles Keegan as Cyrill *Nellie Kemberman as Cyril's mother *Lottie Lyell as Marion Everhard *James Martin as Ben Lee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Dogs Of Australia
''Sea Dogs of Australia'' is a 1913 Australian silent film about an Australian naval officer blackmailed into helping a foreign spy. The film was publicly released in August 1914, but was almost immediately withdrawn after the Minister for Defence expressed security concerns about footage of the battlecruiser . Plot Lieutenant Verner (Eric Howell) incurs massive gambling debts, and a foreign spy, Herman Markoff, tries to blackmail him into stealing some secret plans for an explosive. Verner agrees and helps Markoff kidnap his friend, Lieutenant Sidney, but is stopped by Dave Smith, a champion Australian boxer. Verner tries again and by torturing Sidney succeeds in securing the plans. Verner decides to use the plans to blow up the battlecruiser , but Sidney manages to escape and kill Markoff. Verner almost escapes on a ship, but ''Australia'' sinks it and Verner dies. The chapter headings were: *sailor ant his ladd *the shadow of the 12-inch guns *the new explosive *the spy *the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
'Neath Austral Skies
''Neath Austral Skies'' is a 1913 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford. It is considered a lost film. It is referred to as '''Neath Australian Skies'' in newspapers of the day. Plot Captain Frank Hollis (Martyn Keith) is engaged to Eileen Delmont (Lottie Lyell). When her brother Eric commits a theft, Frank accepts the blame in order to protect her family's name. He leaves for Australia and joins the New South Wales mounted police. Eric confesses and Eileen and her father go to Australia to track down Frank. They buy a property, some of their cattle is stolen and request a trooper come to their aid – it is Frank. On the way out to see them, Frank is captured by the thieves and is thrown in the river, but Eileen comes to his aid and the lovers are reunited. Cast *Lottie Lyell as Eileen Delmont *Robert Henry as Colonel Delmont *George Parke as Eric Delmont *Martyn Keith as Captain Frank Hollis *Charles Villiers (actor), Charles Villers as Gidgee Dan *Mervyn Barr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
