The Bondage of the Bush

The Bondage of the Bush
Directed by	Charles Woods
Written by	Charles Woods
Produced by	Charles Woods
Starring	Charles Woods
Cinematography	Bert Ive
Production company	Woods' Australian Films
Release date	18 August 1913 (1913-08-18)
Running time	4,000 feet [1]
Country	Australia
Languages	Silent film English intertitles

The Bondage of the Bush is a 1913 Australian silent film starring, written, produced and directed by Charles Woods. It is considered a lost film. ^[2] It screened widely in country areas. ^{[3] [4]}

Plot

The film was divided into the following chapters:

• the great race
• a leap for life
• horse and man precipitated to raging torrents below
• fight with the waters
• the dash for liberty
• the struggle on the cliffs
• the black boy's revenge ^[2]

Cast

• D.R. Rivenall as Dan Romer
• Charles Woods as Gee-Bung
• Wilton Power as Wilfred Granger
• Jeff Williams as James Bramley
• Alfred Bristow as Parson Bramley
• Gertrude Darley as Monda Bramley
• E.W. Newman
• H. Ward
• H.N. Gannan
• E.L. Betts
• J. Darley
• G. Filmer as Sergeant Jones
• J. Hamilton as Trooper Wallace

References

1. "PICTURE SHOWS". The Sun. No. 542. New South Wales, Australia. 17 August 1913. p. 22. Retrieved 7 January 2024– via National Library of Australia.
2. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 39
3. "MONARCH PICTURES". The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1892 – 1927) . NSW. 23 June 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 14 April 2012– via National Library of Australia.
4. "Australian Notes". Motion Picture World. 10 February 1917. p. 845.

External links

• The Bondage of the Bush at IMDb