''The Opium Runners'' is a 1913 Australian silent film. It is considered a
lost film.
[Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 37]
It was made by the Gaumont Agency who also made ''
Call of the Bush
''Call of the Bush'' is a 1912 Australian silent film. It is considered a lost film.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 37
Plot
The film w ...
'' (1912).
It is possible the movie was based on a collection of short stories called ''The Opium Runners'' by FRC Hopkins, who had also written ''
All for Gold''.
It was advertised as "A Picture that makes you rise from your seat' with excitement A Story with a Perfect Plot and Exceptional' Acting, 'showing many Pretty Typical Scenes of the Australian Bush."
References
External links
''The Opium Runners''at
IMDb
1913 films
Lost Australian films
Australian silent short films
Australian black-and-white films
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