The Reprieve (1913 film)

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The Reprieve
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Written byW. J. Lincoln [1]
Produced byW. J. Lincoln
Godfrey Cass
StarringThe Lincoln Cass Famous Picture Artists
Cinematography Maurice Bertel
Production
company
Release date
  • 3 November 1913 (1913-11-03)(Melbourne) [2] [3]
Running time
2,500 feet [4] or 4,000 feet [5]
CountryAustralia
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]

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Plot

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]

Cast

Production

The film was the fifth production from Lincoln Cass. [12]

References

  1. ↑ Copyright information for film at National Archives of Australia
  2. ↑ Mary Bateman, 'Lincoln Cass Filmography', Cinema Papers, June–July 1980 p 175
  3. ↑ "Advertising". The Age . No. 18, 291. Victoria, Australia. 1 November 1913. p. 20. Retrieved 2 May 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Picture Pops". Clarence and Richmond Examiner . Grafton, NSW. 13 January 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 14 April 2012– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Advertising". The Maitland Daily Mercury . No. 13, 370. New South Wales, Australia. 21 January 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 2 May 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "SHAFTSBURY THEATRE". The Daily News . Perth. 12 December 1914. p. 6 Edition: THIRD EDITION. Retrieved 14 April 2012– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p45
  8. ↑ "Advertising". The Morning Bulletin . Rockhampton, Qld. 15 July 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 14 April 2012– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "GARDEN PICTURE PALACE". The Maitland Daily Mercury . No. 13, 372. New South Wales, Australia. 23 January 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 2 May 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Advertising". The Tamworth Daily Observer . Vol. IV, no. 20. New South Wales, Australia. 24 January 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 2 May 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Advertising". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . No. 12, 221. New South Wales, Australia. 2 January 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 2 May 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "MOVING PICTURES". The Prahran Telegraph . Vol. 51, no. 2709. Victoria, Australia. 20 September 1913. p. 6. Retrieved 2 May 2016– via National Library of Australia.
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