John E. Mathews was an American film director who worked briefly in Australia during the silent period. He also ran an acting school.

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*'' The Unknown'' (1915) – short *'' The Rebel'' (1915) *''The Heart of a Champion'' (1915) – documentary about

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Murphy of Anzac ''Murphy of Anzac'' is a 1916 Australian silent film directed by J. E. Mathews. It tells the story of John Simpson Kirkpatrick during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I. It is considered a lost film.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Fi ...

'' (1916) *'' Remorse, a Story of the Red Plague'' (1917)

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National Film and Sound Archive The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national co ...

Australian film directors American silent film directors Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing American emigrants to Australia {{US-film-director-stub