''The Lady Outlaw'' is a 1911 Australian silent film set in

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during convict days. It was also known as ''By His Excellency's Command'' or ''By His Excellency's Command, a Tale of a Lady Outlaw. It is considered a

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Plot

In the 1860s, Dorothy's lover is transported to

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for committing a crime. She follows him there only to discover he has been assigned as a servant to a villainous land owner and has escaped to the hills, where police believe he has died. Dorothy decides to seek revenge and leads a group of escape convicts on raids on the land owner's house. She then discovers her lover is alive and married to another woman. She decides to remain a bushranger until she gets involved in a shoot out by the sea. After a duel between a lieutenant and her last surviving follower, she is captured by police. The chapter headings were: * Arrested-for Forgery * Transported for Life * A Woman's Devotion * Lieutenant Dashwood escapes * Struggle on the Cliffs * Dashed to Death * A Bid-for Freedom * A Free Pardon

Cast

* Charles Villiers * Alice Emslie

Production

The film was shot in New South Wales and featured a bushfire scene. It starred Alice Emslie, a champion horsewoman, in the lead role.

Release

The film was previewed in Melbourne in August 1911. The ''Hobart Mercury'' reported that "the picture is described as one of the finest yet shown in Hobart, and the novelty of the subject should bo the means of drawing large houses."

References

External links

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