The Reprieve | |
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Directed by | W. J. Lincoln |
Written by | W. J. Lincoln [1] |
Produced by | W. J. Lincoln Godfrey Cass |
Starring | The Lincoln Cass Famous Picture Artists |
Cinematography | Maurice Bertel |
Production company | |
Release date | |
Running time | 2,500 feet [4] or 4,000 feet [5] |
Country | Australia |
Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
The Reprieve is a 1913 Australian melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln about a man on trial for killing his unfaithful wife. It is considered a lost film. Contemporary reviews were positive. [6]
Richard Gannon discovers his wife Amy has been cheating on him with a man called Jim Williams and accidentally kills her in a fit of anger by pushing her over a cliff. He is arrested and sentenced to death but the judge recommends mercy and asks the Home Secretary for a reprieve.
The Home Secretary at first refuses, but when he mistakenly comes to believe that his own wife is unfaithful with a former lover, he realises how easy it would have been to kill her.
After this, he grants a reprieve for Gannon and resolves to show his wife more affection. [7] [8] [9]
The chapter headings were: [10]
The film was the fifth production from Lincoln Cass. [12]
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