Mated in the Wilds

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Mated in the Wilds
Directed by P. J. Ramster
Produced by P. J. Ramster
CinematographyReg Fuz
Production
company
P. J. Ramster Photoplays
Release date
  • 13 August 1921 (1921-08-13)
Running time
5,000 feet
CountryAustralia
Languages Silent film
English intertitles

Mated in the Wilds is a 1921 Australian silent film directed by P. J. Ramster. It is a melodrama about a love triangle among members of Sydney society.

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The movie is considered a lost film.

Plot

Two men, flying ace Justin Strong (Fred Oppey) and foreigner Montgomery Lyle (Anthony Aroney) are both in love with sportswoman Elsa Hope (Elsa Granger). Justin and Monty leave by motorcycle on a surveying trip and Monty leads his rival in the desert to die. He tells Elsa that Justin was killed by aboriginals. Elsa insists on seeing Justin's grave and drives out to the desert with Monty and her mother. Monty ties Mrs Hopes to a tree and is about to abduct Elsa but she pulls a gun on him and eventually finds Justin living with some friendly aborigines. [1]

Cast

Production

The cast was unpaid and could only work weekends so the film took over a year to complete. Actors were drawn from P. J. Ramster's acting school. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 107.