Sentenced for Life (1911 film)
| Sentenced for Life | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | E. J. Cole |
| Based on | play Sentenced for Life |
| Starring | Bohemian Dramatic Company |
Production company | Australian Biograph Company[2] |
| Distributed by | Pathes Freres[3] |
Release date | 29 May 1911[1] |
Running time | 2,000 feet[4] |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Sentenced for Life is an Australian film directed by E. J. Cole. It was an adaptation of a play performed by Cole and his Bohemian Dramatic Company as early as 1904.[5]
It is considered a lost film.[6]
Plot
A man is wrongly convicted and sentenced as a convict.[7] According to a contemporary report, "Vivid convict scenes are enacted, ending with a revolt by the prisoners. There is a happy ending of wedding bells."[2] It turns out the young man's rival was responsible and he is punished.[8]
Chapter headings were:
- the Favourite;
- it did look suspicious
- the Blackmailer,
- Outlaw and the Child,
- Slight Breeze,
- Malaysia,
- General Commotion,
- Blighted Hopes,
- Manufacture of Almonds[4]
Cast of theatre production
In 1911 the cast of a theatre production of the play in Geelong was listed as follows:
- E. I. Cole as Mr. Bertram,
- Mr. Frank Mills as Richard Hayward,
- W. S. Marshall as Jabez Ooh
- J. R. Wilson as Sammy Traddles
- Vene Linden as Mary Bertram[9]
It is highly likely at least some of these actors repeated their performance in the film.
References
- ^ "PEOPLE'S CONCERT". Geelong Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 29 May 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ a b "AMUSEMENTS". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 12 June 1911. p. 9. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Advertising". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 26 April 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 17 June 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "BOHEMIAN DRAMATIC COMPANY." The Sydney Morning Herald 18 Jan 1904: 3 accessed 31 December 2011
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 21.
- ^ "SHAFTESBURY PICTURE GARDENS". The Daily News. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 8 June 1911. p. 2 Edition: THIRD EDITION. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Local and General Topics". Bunyip. Gawler, SA: National Library of Australia. 30 June 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Advertising". Geelong Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 1 July 1911. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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