Jewelled Nights

Jewelled Nights
Directed by Louise Lovely
Wilton Welch
Produced by Wilton Welch
Written by Louise Lovely
Wilton Welch
Based on novel by Marie Bjelke-Petersen
Starring Louise Lovely
Gordon Collingridge
Godfrey Cass
Editing by Louise Lovely
Wilton Welch
Release date(s) 1925
Country Australia
Language Silent film
English intertitles
Budget ₤8,016[1]
Box office nearly ₤6,000[2]

Jewelled Nights is a 1925 Australian silent film directed by the film star Louise Lovely in collaboration with her husband Wilton Welch.

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Synopsis

A socialite (Louise Lovely) goes prospecting in Tasmania disguised as a boy.

Production

The film was made by Lovely on her return from Hollywood in 1923. She and her husband constructed an elaborate ₤3,000 studio which contained several large sets, and shot on location at Flemington Racecourse and in Tasmania. This caused to budget to spiral and the film was unable to recover its costs. Lovely subsequently retired from filmaking.[3]

References

  1. ^ "£100,000 SPENT." Advocate (Burnie, Tas) 5 Jan 1928: 6 accessed 6 Dec 2011
  2. ^ "£100,000 SPENT." Advocate (Burnie, Tas) 5 Jan 1928: 6 accessed 6 Dec 2011
  3. ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 129.

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