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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] |
Eugenie Duggan
Eugenie Marian Duggan (1872 – 2 November 1936) was a popular Australian stage actress. She was the sister of the actors Edmund, P.J. and Kathleen Duggan. She began studying acting, won a number of elocution competitions and made her professional debut in 1890 in ''Romeo and Juliet''. She joined the company of theatre entrepreneur William Anderson, and later married him. She played a wide range of roles throughout Australia and New Zealand, including the title part in the original 1907 production of '' The Squatter's Daughter''. In 1910 she played Princess Monica in '' The Prince and the Beggar Maid'' in a tour of Australia. In 1911 she appeared in the short film of The Christian as Glory Quayle. In 1920 she toured with her own company, the Eugenie Duggan Company. She later retired from acting and established a drama school. She and Anderson had one child, a daughter, Mary, but were separated at the time of her death on 2 November 1936. Select theatrical credits *''Cyrano de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Redgrave
George Ellsworthy "Roy" Redgrave (26 April 1873 – 25 May 1922) was an English stage and silent film actor. Redgrave is considered to be the first member of the Redgrave acting dynasty. Early life Born George Edward Redgrave in 122 Kennington Road, Kennington, a district of Lambeth in South London in 1873, he was the eldest son of George Augustus Redgrave (1851–81), a maker of the board game Bagatelle, and Zoe Beatrice Elsworthy (''née'' Pym, later Howard; 1856–1936). By 1897, he was professionally known as Roy Redgrave apparently in the belief that he was descended from Rob Roy. The Redgrave family originated in the Northamptonshire village of Crick. Redgrave also assumed the middle name "Elsworthy" from his mother, and his sister took the stage name Dolly Elsworthy. Redgrave was the eldest of five siblings. Family and career His first wife was actress Ellen Maud Pratt, the daughter of prosperous Devon farmer, John Dew Pratt of Buckland Monachorum. Her stage name wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Christian (1911 Film)
''The Christian'' is a 1911 Australian silent film starring Roy Redgrave and Eugenie Duggan. It was the first film directed by Franklyn Barrett. The film was based on Hall Caine's play adapted from his novel ''The Christian'' which was published in 1897 and the first British novel to sell one million copies. It is considered a lost film. Plot Clergyman John Storm is doing mission work in the slums of London when he meets Glory, a girl from the country, who has been persuaded by Lord Robert Ure to seek a career on the stage. Storm tries to persuade Glory not to do it but she refuses. He then asks Lord Ure, which so infuriates him he sends someone to burn down Storm's mission hall. Storm is unconscious inside but he is rescued at the last minute. He goes to see Glory, determined to save her soul, by killing her if need be. But he comes to his senses and the two of them are married.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Starlight, Or Gentleman Of The Road
''Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road'' is a 1911 Australian silent film about the bushranger Captain Starlight. It was based on Alfred Dampier's stage adaptation of the 1888 novel '' Robbery Under Arms''. It is considered a lost film. Film It is possible to gauge some idea of the plot from contemporary reviews. One critic wrote that "plenty of relief in the way of comedy has been introduced; and whilst there are many grim incidents, these are not allowed to unduly obtrude themselves." The film starts at the home of the Marston family. Some troopers, led by Sergeant Goring, are looking for Captain Starlight. Goring harasses Aileen Marston when a Mr Beresford appears. Beresford introduces himself as Captain Starlight and tells them to put their hands up. According to a contemporary report, "Sergeant Goring, with both hands in the air, carries the situation off with as much dignity as can be expected, but some of his men fall to the ground in terror." Starlight and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Dampier
Katherine Annabel Lily Dampier (1867 or 1868 – 6 February 1915), known as Lily Dampier, was an Australian actor of stage and screen. She was the daughter of Alfred Dampier and married to Alfred Rolfe. Her best known stage parts were Sylvia in ''For the Term of His Natural Life'' and Kate in ''Robbery Under Arms''. She also performed many roles from Shakespeare and worked in England. A contemporary described her as a better actress than her sister Rose: Certainly she was the more forceful, physically, and vocally, but she was disqualified for high tragic roles by the fact that she had ridiculously small feet for a well developed woman, and used to walk in mincing and tottering steps in moments when rhythmic striding was needed. She married actor/architect William Watkins, stage name Watkin Wynne, on 19 September 1889, divorced 1892. He was a member of her father's company of actors. She married Rolfe in 1893. Death Lily was staying in William Street, West Melbourne when she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Rolfe (director)
Alfred Rolfe, real name Alfred Roker (1862– 9 September 1943), was an Australian stage and film director and actor, best known for being the son-in-law of the celebrated actor-manager Alfred Dampier, with whom he appeared frequently on stage, and for his prolific output as a director during Australia's silent era, including ''Captain Midnight, the Bush King'' (1911), ''Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road'' (1911) and ''The Hero of the Dardanelles'' (1915). Only one of his films as director survives today. Biography Alfred Roker was born in 1862 in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, the son of Arthur Roker & Mary Ann (''née'' Holman). He used the stage-name 'Alfred Rolfe' when he began working as an actor. Rolfe joined Charles Holloway (stage), Charles Holloway's acting company, where he acted alongside Richard Stewart and Essie Jenyns. In 1888 Rolfe toured New Zealand in George Darrell's company. Alfred Dampier He then joined the Alfred Dampier Company in 1890, fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Midnight, The Bush King
''Captain Midnight, the Bush King'' (US: ''The Bushranger's Bride'') is a 1911 Australian silent Western film about the fictitious bushranger Captain Midnight. It was the directorial debut of actor Alfred Rolfe. The film is based on the play of same name by W. J. Lincoln and Alfred Dampier. ''Captain Midnight, the Bush King'' is now considered lost. Synopsis Edgar Dalimore is the son of wealthy station owner Cecil Dalimore, who is persuaded to disinherit his son on false grounds by Cecil's villainous nephew Vincent Lennox. Lennox and an associate, John Stirling, rob a safe belonging to Cecil, resulting in the latter's death. Edgar is wrongfully accused of the murder and is given a life sentence. He escapes with the help of Ned Harling, a bushman who worked for his father, and Ned's daughter Elsa, who loves Edgar. Despite Elsa's affections, Edgar is in love with squatter's daughter Thelma Warren. A jealous Elsa betrays him to the police, but then changes her mind and helps hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caloola, Or The Adventures Of A Jackeroo
''Caloola, or The Adventures of a Jackeroo'' is a 1911 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe based on a novel published the previous year by Clement Pratt. It is considered a lost film. Plot An Englishman, Charlie Hargreaves, is falsely accused of an embezzlement and goes to Australia, where he finds work as a jackeroo at Caloola Station. He falls in love with Hilda, the station owner's daughter, but they are both captured by aboriginals. The girl's parents arrange a search party and come to the rescue, but the chief of the tribe takes the girl. He is about to throw her over a cliff when the jackeroo comes to the rescue. He encounters a bushfire and manages to escape death in a watery grave. Chapter headings were: *Falsely' accused, Dismissed, *A stranger in a strange land, *The Jackeroo, *At Caloola, *Mutual admiration, *The bush fire, *The' alarm, *At the point of death, *A timely rescue, *Love's awakening, *A cowardly assault, *Captured by Black, *Saved fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
