The Golden West (1911 film)

The Golden West
Directed by	George Young
Cinematography	Lacey Percival
Production company	Australian Film Syndicate
Release date	27 March 1911 (1911-03-27) [1]
Running time	2,500 feet [2]
Country	Australia
Languages	Silent film English intertitles

The Golden West is an Australian film directed by George Young set in the Australian goldfields. It is considered a lost film. ^[3]

Premise

"A sensational story of the West Australian goldfields in the 70s." ^[4]

Production

This was the first movie from the Australian Film Syndicate, which was formed in early 1911 with the financial backing of a draper, doctor and squatter from Goulburn. Their low-budget films were directed by George Young and their technical department was run by Jack Wainwright and Lacey Percival.

The company ran out of a small studio and laboratory in North Sydney but did not last long due to poor financial returns for their movies. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Advertising". The Sun. No. 227. New South Wales, Australia. 22 March 1911. p. 3 (FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 26 February 2024– via National Library of Australia.
2. "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 22, 836. New South Wales, Australia. 23 March 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2024– via National Library of Australia.
3. "The Versatile Cameraman.", Everyones., 3 (158 (14 March 1923)), Sydney: Everyones Ltd, nla.obj-569876460, retrieved 26 February 2024– via Trove
4. "AUSTRALIAN FILM SYNDICATE". The Sun. No. 243. New South Wales, Australia. 10 April 1911. p. 7 (LATEST EDITION). Retrieved 26 February 2024– via National Library of Australia.
5. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 16.
6. "C. Lacey Percival Resigns from A.F. Ltd.", Everyones., 5 (311 (17 February 1926)), Sydney: Everyones Ltd, nla.obj-574672185, retrieved 25 February 2024– via Trove

External links

• The Golden West at IMDb