| The Pioneers | |
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| Directed by | Raymond Longford |
| Written by | Lottie Lyell |
| Based on | novel by Katherine Susannah Prichard |
| Cinematography | Arthur Higgins |
| Studio | Australasian Films |
| Release date(s) | 5 June, 1926 (Sydney) |
| Running time | 8,000 feet |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
The Pioneers is a 1926 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford. The script had been written by Lottie Lyell but she had died by the time filming started. It is considered a lost film.[1]
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The story of a Scottish settler (William Thornton) and his wife (Virginia Beresford) who live in the Gippsland bush.
Katherine Susannah Prichard's novel had won a ₤1,000 prize in 1915 and had previously been filmed by Franklyn Barrett in 1916.[2]
It was directed by Raymond Longford who in September 1925 had accepted a position of director of productions at Australasian Films. He worked on several films for them but the association ended badly. The director complained that the cast of The Pioneers was forced upon him.
Filming took place on location near Gosford and at Australasian's studios in Bondi Junction.[3]
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