The Swagman's Story
| The Swagman's Story | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Raymond Longford |
| Written by | Violet Pettengel[1] |
| Starring | Lottie Lyell |
| Cinematography | Tasman Higgins |
Production company |
Commonwealth Film Producing Company |
| Distributed by | Fraser Film Company |
Release dates | 2 March 1914[2] |
Running time | 2,000 feet |
| Country | Australia |
| Language |
Silent film English intertitles |
The Swagman's Story is a short film directed by Raymond Longford. Although considered a lost film is likely that it was a low-budget support feature.[3]
Plot
A swagman arrives on the scene of the breakdown of a motor car and tells the honeymooning drivers that he's never liked motor cars as they've never done him any good. He then goes on to explain why – ten years earlier he was living happily with his wife and pretty daughter (Lottie Lyell). Then the daughter got married to a "swell city cove" and she became a member of the high society set, refusing to meet her unsophisticated mother. The mother is killed by a motor car and the father takes to drink and becomes a swagman.[4]
Cast
- Lottie Lyell
- J Martin
- C Stevenson
- G Corti
References
- ↑ "MOVING PICTURES.". The Referee (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 15 April 1914. p. 15. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "Raymond Longford", Cinema Papers, January 1974 p51
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 46
- ↑ "PRINCESS COURT THEATRE.". The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 13 November 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
External links
- The Swagman's Story at IMDB