''Tiger Island'' is a 1930 silent Australian film about a father and daughter living on an island off the Victorian coast who become involved in drug running. It is considered a
lost film
A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress.
Conditions
During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...
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[Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p152]
Plot
An old man and his beautiful daughter are lured to an island on the Victorian coast with the promise of a share in a deceased person's estate. The father finds the fortune was made from drug smuggling, the contraband being dropped off by passing steamers.
The old man joins the drug trade. A detective investigates and falls for the girl. The drug smuggler is unmasked, the old man is exonerated and the detective is united with the girl.
Cast
*Beth Darvall
*John Barry
*
Godfrey Cass
Godfrey Cass (1867 – 14 May 1951) was an Australian actor in the silent era. Between 1906 and 1935 he acted in nineteen film roles. He played Ned Kelly three times, and also had roles in a number of other bushranger movies including '' A Tale ...
*Charles Brown
*Thelma Banks
Production
The film was shot as a silent movie in 1929, in Melbourne and off the coast of Victoria. Advertisements for crew were listed in March, and the movie was complete by June. It was the second feature from the Victorian FIlm Production syndicate.
Release
The coming of sound pictures limited its commercial chances.
The film was one of only four films entered in the Commonwealth government's £10,000 film competition. Of the four, it was judged the third best, after ''Fellers'' (1930) and ''
The Cheaters'' (1930) but in front of ''The Nation of Tomorrow''. However, only ''Fellers'' was ruled eligible for a prize.
References
External links
''Tiger Island''in the
Internet Movie Database
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''Tiger Island''at Oz Movies
1930 films
Lost Australian films
Australian silent films
Australian black-and-white films
1930 lost films
Films directed by Gerald M. Hayle
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