Algie's Romance

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Algie's Romance
Directed byLeonard Doogood
Written byLeonard Doogood
Keith Yelland
Produced byLeonard Doogood
StarringLeonard Doogood
Boyd Irwin
Production
company
South Australian Feature Film Company
Release dates
  • 20 April 1918 (1918-04-20)(preview)
  • 1 September 1918 (1918-09-01)(Sydney)
Running time
3,500 feet
CountryAustralia
Languages Silent film
English intertitles

Algie's Romance is a 1918 Australian silent film. It is a comedy starring Charlie Chaplin impersonator Leonard Doogood as an Englishman who arrives in Australia and has adventures. [1]

Contents

Plot

An Englishman, Algie, arrives in Australia and stays with friends in the country. Twin sisters both fall in love with him.Algie finds himself subjected to various practical jokes, but ultimately he demonstrates his courage and ability. Through showcasing his prowess as a crack shot, he not only overcomes the jests but also wins a wife in the process.. [2]

Cast

Production

Doogood was a Charlie Chaplin impersonator who had previously made a one-reel short film in South Australia, Charlie's Twin Brother. [3] [4]

The film was shot on a cattle station owned by the Downer family in South Australia, near the Mount Lofty Ranges. [5] Technical facilities were provided by Southern Cross Feature Films. [6]

The film was well received and Doogood made plans for a follow-up, Dinkum Oil, based on a novel by Frederick J Mills, but it was never shot. [2] [7]

It is considered a lost film.

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References

  1. Algie's Romance (1918) - IMDb , retrieved 11 March 2022
  2. 1 2 "ALGIE'S ROMANCE". The Mail . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 20 April 1918. p. 6. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  3. "NEW ADELAIDE INDUSTRY". The Mail . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 September 1916. p. 6. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  4. "Advertising". The Mail . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 September 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  5. "A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PHOTO-PLAY". The Advertiser . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 20 April 1918. p. 12. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  6. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 83.
  7. "ADELAIDE-MADE PICTURES". The Mail . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 13 April 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 23 July 2012.