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Should a Girl Propose?

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Should a Girl Propose?
Directed byP.J. Ramster
Written byP.J. Ramster
Produced byP.J. Ramster
StarringCecil Pawley
CinematographyJack Fletcher
Production
company
P.J. Ramster Photoplays
Release date
24 April 1926
Running time
4,000 feet
CountryAustralia
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

Should a Girl Propose? is a 1925 Australian silent film directed by P.J. Ramster set in the high society world of Sydney. The film featured several players from Ramster's acting school.[1][2]

It is considered a lost film.

Cast

  • Cecil Pawley as Ellis Swift
  • Thelma Newling as Esma
  • Rex Simpson
  • Joy Wood
  • Norma Wood

Reception

The film critic from the Sydney Morning Herald stated that:

To say that it is among the best of the Australian pictures presented within the last year or two is, unfortunately, not recommending it very highly. Providing one sees it in a good-humoured-frame of mind, there is mild entertainment, in it. One particularly satisfactory feature is the acting...[2]

References

  1. ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 131.
  2. ^ a b "NEW AUSTRALIAN FILM". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 1 April 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 5 May 2012.