The Wreck (1913 film)
| The Wreck | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | W. J. Lincoln |
| Written by | W. J. Lincoln |
| Based on | poem by Adam Lindsay Gordon |
| Cinematography | Maurice Bertel |
Production company | Lincoln Cass[3] |
Release date | 21 June 1915[1][2] |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
The Wreck is an Australian film directed by W. J. Lincoln based on a poem by Adam Lindsay Gordon about the ride to help by a farmhand who has witnessed a shipwreck. It is considered a lost film.[4]
The movie was made in 1913 by Lincoln Cass in Melbourne.[5] However it was not released until 1915 in Sydney. W. J. Lincoln later made a film of Gordon's life, The Life's Romance of Adam Lindsay Gordon (1916).[6]
The film screened in Cairns in 1916.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "STRAND PICTURES". The Sun. No. 638. New South Wales, Australia. 20 June 1915. p. 11. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PICTURE SHOWS". The Sun. No. 639. New South Wales, Australia. 27 June 1915. p. 23. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AT THE STRAND". Sunday Times. No. 1535. New South Wales, Australia. 20 June 1915. p. 16. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LOCAL ACTORS SHOWED U.S.A. WAY TO MAKE PICTURES". Smith's Weekly. Vol. XII, no. 5. New South Wales, Australia. 15 March 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Referee. No. 1407. New South Wales, Australia. 15 October 1913. p. 16. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p. 46
- ^ "Advertising". Cairns Post. Vol. XXIX, no. 2437. Queensland, Australia. 22 February 1916. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- original text of From the Wreck by Adam Lindsay Gordon
- The Wreck at AustLit
- The Wreck at IMDb
- The Wreck at AusStage
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