Living London
Living London is a 1904 English documentary film of life in London. It was directed by Charles Urban.
The film was released in Australia in 1906 and was a sensation, being seen by over 500,000 people.[1] It was distributed by J and N Tait, and their success with the movie encouraged them to make The Story of the Kelly Gang.[2][3]
The film was thought to have been lost, but ten minutes of footage were discovered in the Corrick Collection in Australia's National Film and Sound Archive in 2007 and restored.[1][4] Urban's official website, however, states that this footage is actually of his 1906 documentary The Streets of London.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Caring for the Corrick Collection". National Film and Sound Archive.
- ^ "LIFE & LETTERS". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 4 May 1946. p. 5. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ ""Kelly Gang" Film Began Era Of "Feature" Pictures". The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 9 October 1949. p. 9 Supplement: Features. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Lost film footage of Edwardian London discovered". The Daily Telegraph. 23 October 2008.
- ^ "Charles Urban: Films Online". charlesurban.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
External links
- Short extract of film from National Film and Sound Archive's YouTube Channel