A Daughter of Australia (1912 film)

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A Daughter of Australia
Directed by Gaston Mervale
Written by Harry Beaumont
Produced byHarry Beaumont
Starring Louise Lovely
Harry Beaumont
Release date
  • 12 February 1912 (1912-02-12)(Sydney)
Running time
3,000 [1] or 4,000 feet [2]
CountryAustralia
Languages Silent film
English intertitles

A Daughter of Australia is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Gaston Mervale starring Louise Lovely, then known as Louise Carbasse. It was set in the early days of the Australian goldfields and is considered a lost film. [3]

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Release

The film made its premiere at the Alhambra Theatre in Sydney [4] and was screening in cinemas as late as 1918, by which stage the star was billed as "Louise Lovely". [5]

It was advertised as featuring "sensations from beginning to end, mingled with Love, Pathos, Humour, and Tragedy." [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Advertising". The Referee . Sydney. 22 May 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 14 September 2013– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier . 7 September 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2012– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p32
  4. ↑ "ALHAMBRA THEATRE". The Sydney Morning Herald . 19 February 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 27 January 2012– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Advertising". The Morning Bulletin . Rockhampton, Qld. 18 May 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2012– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier . 7 September 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2012– via National Library of Australia.
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