Herbert Finlay was an Australian producer, photographer and exhibitor. He initially worked in films as a photographer and exhibitor of news items in Melbourne in the late 1890s. He helped tour ''

The Story of the Kelly Gang ''The Story of the Kelly Gang'' is a 1906 Australian bushranger film that traces the exploits of 19th-century bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly and his gang. It was directed by Charles Tait and shot in and around the city of Melbourne. The origin ...

'' (1907) and joined Pathe in 1910 to produce the Sydney edition of their newsreel. He went into producing with Stanley Crick and ran the camera department for the

Australian Photo-Play Company The Australian Photo-Play Company was a short-lived but highly productive Australian film production company which operated from 1911 to 1912. Establishment Stanley Crick, who was Pathe Freres manager in Australia, and Herbert Finlay had enjoyed ...

. He was seriously injured in a film fire and became a travelling exhibitor. He supported the existence of a film quota in Australia.

Selected Credits

*'' Ben Hall and his Gang'' (1911) – producer, DOP *'' Frank Gardiner, the King of the Road'' (1911) – producer *'' The Assigned Servant'' (1911) – producer *'' Keane of Kalgoorlie'' (1911) – producer *'' The Life Story of John Lee, or The Man They Could Not Hang'' (1912) – producer *'' Trooper O'Brien'' (1928) – producer

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