The Crisis (1913 film)

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The Crisis
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Written byCharles Wheeler [1]
W. J. Lincoln [2]
Based onthe painting The Crisis by Frank Dicksee
StarringThe Lincoln Cass Performers [3]
Cinematography Maurice Bertel
Production
company
Release dates
  • 27 October 1913 (1913-10-27)(Melbourne) [4]
    1 December 1913 (Sydney) [5]
Running time
3,000 feet
CountryAustralia
Languages Silent film
English intertitles

The Crisis is an Australian melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln. It was inspired by a painting, The Crisis by Frank Dicksee, and is considered a lost film. [6] [7]

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Plot

Nellie Owen is happily married to fisherman John, with whom she has a child, until a philanderer, Frank, convinces her that her husband is unfaithful. She runs away to the city with Frank, where she assists him extracting money from the rich in society, but after a while is consumed by guilt and wants to return home. After an argument with Frank, she arrives in time to help nurse her sick child through a serious illness, and is reunited with her forgiving husband. [6]

Cast

Plot

The painting was purchased by the Melbourne Art Gallery in 1891. [9] [10]

Reception

The Referee said the "scenic settings ... are very fine including some effective seascapes." [8]

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References

  1. "POVERTY POINT Thoel & Thandon DRY IMPERIAL CHAMPAGNE Exquisite", The bulletin., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 3 August 1922, nla.obj-680199261, retrieved 19 July 2024 via Trove
  2. Copyright registration for film at National Archives of Australia
  3. "Advertising". The Age . No. 18, 327. Victoria, Australia. 13 December 1913. p. 22. Retrieved 3 May 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  4. Mary Bateman, 'Lincoln Cass Filmography', Cinema Papers, June–July 1980 p. 175
  5. "Advertising". The Age . No. 18, 315. Victoria, Australia. 29 November 1913. p. 22. Retrieved 3 May 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  6. 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p45
  7. "MOVING PICTURES". The Referee . Sydney. 11 November 1914. p. 15. Retrieved 21 February 2015 via National Library of Australia.
  8. 1 2 "MOVING PICTURES". The Referee . No. 1464. Sydney. 18 November 1914. p. 15. Retrieved 3 May 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  9. "THE MELBOURNE NATIONAL GALLERY". The Argus . No. 13, 995. Melbourne. 4 May 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  10. "WHERE THE LONG LANE TURNS". The Age . No. 29, 738. Victoria, Australia. 19 August 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 3 May 2016 via National Library of Australia.