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 ''The Colleen Bawn, or The Brides of Garryowen'' is a melodramatic play written by Irish playwright Dion Boucicault. It was first performed at Laura Keene's Theatre, New York, on 27 March 1860 with Laura Keene playing Anne Chute and Boucicault p ...

'' (1911) *'' A Tale of the Australian Bush'' (1911) *'' Hands Across the Sea'' (1912) *'' A Daughter of Australia'' (1912) *''

Conn, the Shaughraun ''Conn, the Shaughraun'' is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Gaston Mervale starring Louise Lovely based on a popular play by Dion Boucicault. It is considered a lost film. Plot Kinchela, an unscrupulous land agent, determines to get p ...

'' (1912) *'' The Wreck of the Dunbar or The Yeoman's Wedding'' (1912) *''

The Ticket of Leave Man The Ticket-of-Leave Man or The Ticket of Leave Man may refer to: * ''The Ticket-of-Leave Man'' (play), an 1863 play by Tom Taylor * ''The Ticket of Leave Man'' (1912 film), an Australian film directed by Gaston Mervale * ''The Ticket-of-Leave Ma ...

'' (1912) *''

The Stubbornness of Geraldine ''The Stubbornness of Geraldine'' is a 1915 American silent film directed by Gaston Mervale adapted from a play by Clyde Fitch Clyde Fitch (May 2, 1865 – September 4, 1909) was an American dramatist, the most popular writer for the Broadway ...

'' (1915)

References

*Veronica Kelly, "Australia's Svengali: Gaston Mervale in Theatre and Film", ''Australasian Drama Studies'', 58, Apr 2011, 107-125

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