The Waybacks (film)

The Waybacks
Directed by Arthur W. Sterry
Based on play by Philip Lytton
novels by Henry Fletcher
Cinematography Ernest Higgins
Release date(s) 1918
Country Australia
Language Silent film
English intertitles

The Waybacks is a 1918 Australian silent film directed by Arthur W. Sterry. It is a rural comedy in the vein of Dad and Dave based on a play adaptation of a series of popular novels. Director Sterry previously enjoyed success with The Life Story of John Lee, or The Man They Could Not Hang (1921). Only part of the film survives today.[1] A play of the same name was released in 1915.[2]

References

  1. ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 79
  2. ^ "Philip Lytton". Australian Variety Theatre Archive. http://ozvta.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/lytton-philip1.pdf. Retrieved 19 November 2011. 

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