''Breaking the News'' is a 1912 Australian melodrama film directed by
W. J. Lincoln based on
John Longstaff
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Longstaff was known ...
's
1887 painting of the same name.
It is considered a
lost film
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Plot
A prospector looks for a wife to live with him and eventually gets married. While he is in town, the mine floods and miners need to be rescued. The main scenes were:
*mining machinations;
*a woman's sacrifice;
*a man's desperation and love;
*a father's sad mistake
*man's sure revenge.
Cast
*Harrie Ireland
*Arthur Styan
Production
The film was shot at
Diamond Creek
Diamond Creek is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik local government area. Diamond Creek recorded a population of 12,503 at the 20 ...
, near Melbourne.
Reception
The movie was a popular success with critics drawing particular attention to a scene of an underground mine being flooded. In March 1912 ''The Bulletin'' wrote "cheers for the big black and white item, “Breaking the News.” The yarn is excellently acted and photographed, but the plot is not too conspicuous for common-sense."
References
External links
''Breaking the News''at
IMDb
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''Breaking the News''at
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AustLit
1912 films
Australian black-and-white films
Australian silent feature films
Lost Australian films
Australian drama films
1912 drama films
1912 lost films
Lost drama films
Films directed by W. J. Lincoln
Silent drama films
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