Sentenced for Life
For the 1960 film, see Sentenced for Life (1960 film).
| Sentenced for Life | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | E. J. Cole |
| Based on | play Sentenced for Life |
| Starring | Bohemian Dramatic Company |
Production company |
Australian Biograph Company[1] |
| Distributed by | Pathes Freres[2] |
Release dates | 29 May 1911[3] |
Running time | 2,000 feet[4] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language |
Silent film English intertitles |
Sentenced for Life is an Australian film directed by E. J. Cole. It was an adaptation of a play performed by Cole and his Bohemian Dramatic Company as early as 1904.[5]
It is considered a lost film.[6]
Plot
A man is wrongly convicted and sentenced as a convict.[7] According to a contemporary report, "Vivid convict scenes are enacted, ending with a revolt by the prisoners. There is a happy ending of wedding bells."[1] It turns out the young man's rival was responsible and he is punished.[8]
Chapter headings were:
- the Favourite;
- it did look suspicious
- the Blackmailer,
- Outlaw and the Child,
- Slight Breeze,
- Malaysia,
- General Commotion,
- Blighted Hopes,
- Manufacture of Almonds[4]
Cast of theatre production
In 1911 the cast of a theatre production of the play in Geelong was listed as follows:
- E. I. Cole as Mr. Bertram,
- Mr. Frank Mills as Richard Hayward,
- W. S. Marshall as Jabez Ooh
- J. R. Wilson as Sammy Traddles
- Vene Linden as Mary Bertram[9]
It is highly likely at least some of these actors repeated their performance in the film.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "AMUSEMENTS.". The Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 12 June 1911. p. 9. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "Advertising.". The Referee (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 26 April 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "PEOPLE'S CONCERT.". Geelong Advertiser (National Library of Australia). 29 May 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Advertising.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 17 June 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "BOHEMIAN DRAMATIC COMPANY." The Sydney Morning Herald 18 Jan 1904: 3 accessed 31 December 2011
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 21.
- ↑ "SHAFTESBURY PICTURE GARDENS.". The Daily News (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 8 June 1911. p. 2 Edition: THIRD EDITION. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "Local and General Topics.". Bunyip (Gawler, SA: National Library of Australia). 30 June 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "Advertising.". Geelong Advertiser (National Library of Australia). 1 July 1911. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
External links
- Sentenced for Life at the Internet Movie Database
- Sentenced for Life at AustLit
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