Do Men Love Women?

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Do Men Love Women?
Directed by Alfred Rolfe
Starring Charles Villiers
Production
company
Release date
  • 11 January 1912 (1912-01-11) [1]
Running time
3,500 feet [2]
CountryAustralia
Languages Silent film
English intertitles

Do Men Love Women? is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe about an alcoholic who reforms through the love of a good woman. The finale featured a railway collision. [3] [4]

Contents

It is a lost film. [5]

Plot

Chapter headings for the film were:

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Sydney. [7]

Reception

The film seems to have been widely distributed, with the railway collision prominently advertised. Reviews were generally strong. [8] [9] It was described as a "modern East Lynne". [10]

Charles Villiers, who appeared in the cast, would accompany screenings of the film as a lecturer. [11]

References

  1. "OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS". The Sydney Morning Herald . 10 January 1912. p. 17. Retrieved 14 September 2013 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Advertising". The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate . NSW. 19 January 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 14 September 2013 via National Library of Australia.
  3. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 31
  4. "Advertising". The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate . NSW. 19 January 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 26 February 2012 via National Library of Australia.
  5. Vagg, S., & Reynaud, D. (2016). Alfred Rolfe: Forgotten pioneer Australian film director. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 10(2),184-198. doi:10.1080/17503175.2016.1170950
  6. "Advertising". Williamstown Chronicle . Vic. 17 February 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 26 February 2012 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "ALLMAN'S PICTURES". Warwick Examiner and Times . Qld. 12 February 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 14 September 2013 via National Library of Australia.
  8. "THE Traralgon Record,". Traralgon Record . Traralgon, Vic. 16 February 1912. p. 2 Edition: MORNING. Retrieved 26 March 2012 via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Advertising". The Morning Bulletin . Rockhampton, Qld. 9 May 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 26 March 2012 via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Advertising". The Referee . Sydney. 10 January 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 14 September 2013 via National Library of Australia.
  11. "The Daily Leader AND STOCK AND STATION NEWS". The Leader . Orange, NSW. 25 January 1913. p. 6. Retrieved 14 September 2013 via National Library of Australia.