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List Of Australian Films Of The 1910s ...
:''This is a list of Australian films of the 1910s. For a complete alphabetical list, see :Australian films''. 1910s See also * 1910 in Australia * 1911 in Australia * 1912 in Australia * 1913 in Australia * 1914 in Australia * 1915 in Australia * 1916 in Australia * 1917 in Australia * 1918 in Australia * 1919 in Australia External links Australian filmat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Films of the 1910s 1910s Lists of 1910s films Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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{{Commons category, Films of Australia Australian films Films by country Entertainment in Australia Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... Oceanian films by country Fully diffused national film categories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nellie Bramley
Ellen "Nellie" Odelle Bramley (4 February 1890 – 9 June 1982) was an Australian stage actress who gained prominence during the early 20th century as a leading actress on stage and opened the Palace Theatre, Melbourne around 1914. Bramley was the first female Australian to establish her own theatre company in 1922, named after herself and which toured all of Australia, as well as New Zealand and Tasmania. Her earlier years touring New Zealand and Tasmania were successful, with sell-out performances in Launceston, Tasmania where at the time, she was the youngest star to have ever visited the city. Around 1930, she considered cancelling some performances due to the effects of the great depression, citing low audience numbers. Following financial difficulties and low ticket sales, Bramley filed for bankruptcy in May 1934, with unpaid debts around £3,250 mostly incurred from previous show losses. She attributed the situation to meagre takings during some theatrical tours and annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Mervale
Gaston Mervale (1882–1934) was an Australian director and actor who worked extensively on stage and in films. He directed several films for the Australian Life Biograph Company. After this wound up he went to New York and worked as an actor for several years. He returned to Australia in 1917 to produce plays. Partial filmography as director *'' One Hundred Years Ago'' (1911) *'' A Ticket in Tatts'' (1911) *''The Colleen Bawn'' (1911) *'' A Tale of the Australian Bush'' (1911) *'' Hands Across the Sea'' (1912) *'' A Daughter of Australia'' (1912) *''Conn, the Shaughraun'' (1912) *'' The Wreck of the Dunbar or The Yeoman's Wedding'' (1912) *''The Ticket of Leave Man'' (1912) *''The Stubbornness of Geraldine'' (1915) References *Veronica Kelly, "Australia's Svengali: Gaston Mervale in Theatre and Film", ''Australasian Drama Studies'', 58, Apr 2011, 107-125 External links * Gaston Mervaleat National Film and Sound Archive The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Colleen Bawn (1911 Australian Film)
''The Colleen Bawn'' is a 1911 Australian silent film directed by Gaston Mervale starring Louise Lovely. It is adapted from a popular melodrama by Dion Boucicault. It is considered a lost film. Plot Hardess Cregan is an impoverished Irish aristocrat whose mother wants him to marry Anne Chute, an heiress, in order to restore the family fortunes. However he falls in love and marries a peasant girl, Eily O'Connor (Louise Lovely Louise Lovely (born Nellie Louise Carbasse; 28 February 1895 – 18 March 1980) was an Australian film actress of Swiss-Italian descent. She is credited by film historians for being the first Australian actress to have a successful career i ...). Hardess' servant Danny (James Martin) tries to murder the girl but she is rescued by a villager and hidden away. Thinking she is dead, Hardess is about to marry Anne and is about to be arrested for Eily's murder when she reappears. Hardress is released, Eily is accepted by Mrs Cregan, Anne and Kyrle are rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
