The Reprieve (1913 film)

The Reprieve
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Produced by W. J. Lincoln
Godfrey Cass
Written by W. J. Lincoln[1]
Starring Roy Redgrave
Cinematography Maurice Bertel
Production
company
Release dates
 3 November 1913 (Melbourne)[2]
Running time
 2,500 feet[3]
Country Australia
Language Silent film
English intertitles

The Reprieve is a 1913 Australian melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln about a man on trial for killing his unfaithful wife. It is considered a lost film. Contemporary reviews were positive.[4]

Plot

Richard Gannon discovers his wife Amy has been cheating on him with a man called Jim Williams and accidentally kills her in a fit of anger by pushing her over a cliff. He is arrested and sentenced to death but the judge recommends mercy and asks the Home Secretary for a reprieve. The Home Secretary at first refuses, but when he mistakenly comes to believe that his own wife is unfaithful, he realises how easy it would have been to kill her. After this, he grants a reprieve for Gannon and resolves to show his wife more affection.[5][6]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Copyright information for film at National Archives of Australia
  2. ↑ Mary Bateman, 'Lincoln Cass Filmography', Cinema Papers, June–July 1980 p 175
  3. ↑ "Picture Pops.". Clarence and Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW: National Library of Australia). 13 January 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "SHAFTSBURY THEATRE.". The Daily News (Perth: National Library of Australia). 12 December 1914. p. 6 Edition: THIRD EDITION. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p45
  6. ↑ "Advertising.". The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 15 July 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

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