| Clara Gibbings | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | F.W. Thring Frank Harvey (associate director) |
| Produced by | F.W. Thring |
| Written by | Frank Harvey |
| Based on | play by Aimee & Philip Stuart |
| Starring | Dorothy Brunton |
| Cinematography | Arthur Higgins |
| Studio | Efftee Studios |
| Release date(s) | 13 October 1934 |
| Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Clara Gibbings is a 1934 Australian film directed by F.W. Thring about the owner of a London pub who discovers she is the daughter of an earl. It was a vehicle for stage star Dorothy Brunton.[1]
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Clara Gibbings (Dorothy Brunton) discovers she is the legitimate but abandoned daughter of the Earl of Drumoor (Harold Meade). She becomes a member of high society but soon becomes disillusioned with their morals. She falls in love with a young aristocrat, Errol Kerr (Campbell Copelin), who proposes, and they go off to live in Australia.
The script was one of a number of play adaptations from F.W. Thring,[2] being based on an English play which originally been presented by Thring in Melbourne (one of the cast, Beatrice Day, collapsed and died during rehearsal[3]. It had also been produced on Broadway under the title of Lady Clara starring Florence Nash.[4]
The film won third prize (amounting to £750) in a competition held by the Commonwealth government in 1935.[5] As of 1936 the film had not been seen on Sydney screens.[6] It was the last movie Thring made at his Melbourne studios.[7]