Do Men Love Women?

Do Men Love Women?
Directed by Alfred Rolfe
Starring Charles Villiers
Production
company
Release dates
 11 January 1912[1]
Running time
 3,500 feet[2]
Country Australia
Language Silent film
English intertitles

Do Men Love Women? is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe about an alcoholic who reforms through the love of a good woman. The finale featured a railway collision.[3][4]

It is a lost film.

Plot

Chapter headings for the film were:

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Sydney.[6]

Reception

The film seems to have been widely distributed, with the railway collision prominently advertised. Reviews were generally strong.[7][8] It was described as a "modern East Lynne".[9]

Charles Villiers, who appeared in the cast, would accompany screenings of the film as a lecturer.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 10 January 1912. p. 17. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Advertising.". The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW: National Library of Australia). 19 January 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 31
  4. ↑ "Advertising.". The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW: National Library of Australia). 19 January 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Advertising.". Williamstown Chronicle (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 17 February 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "ALLMAN'S PICTURES.". Warwick Examiner and Times (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 12 February 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "THE Traralgon Record,.". Traralgon Record (Traralgon, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 16 February 1912. p. 2 Edition: MORNING. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Advertising.". The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 9 May 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  9. ↑ "Advertising.". The Referee (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 10 January 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "The Daily Leader AND STOCK AND STATION NEWS.". The Leader (Orange, NSW: National Library of Australia). 25 January 1913. p. 6. Retrieved 14 September 2013.

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