After Sundown (1911 film)

After Sundown
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Produced by William Gibson
Millard Johnson
John Tait
Nevin Tait
Written by W. J. Lincoln
Based on one act play by W.J. Lincoln
Starring Godfrey Cass
Cinematography Orrie Perry
Production
company
Release date
  • 1911 (1911)
Running time
 60 minutes (est.)
Country Australia
Language Silent film
English intertitles
Budget £600-£700[1]

After Sundown is a 1911 Australian film directed by W. J. Lincoln set in the Australian bush. It was the first film from Amalgamated Pictures and was shot at their studios in St Kilda as well as on location at Healesville, outside Melbourne, and Coranderrk Mission Station.[2][3]

Only six minutes of the film survive today.[4]

Plot

Two men fight over the same woman. The villain taunts the hero with the fact he has won her, until an old man appears and shoots the villain dead. It turns out the old man was the father of a girl "ruined" by the villain.[2]

Cast

Production

The film was based on a one-act 1896 play by W.J. Lincoln.[5]

Reception

The film was never released.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Ina Betrand, 'The Mystery of the Missing Director', Film History Vol. 12, No. 2, Moving Image Archives: Past and Future (2000), pp. 215-225
  2. 1 2 "TAKING MOVING PICTURES IN HEALESVILLE.". Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 1 September 1911. p. 2 Edition: EVENING. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "MOTION PHOTOGRAPHY.". The Prahran Telegraph (Vic. : 1889 - 1930). Vic.: National Library of Australia. 2 September 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. ↑ After Sundown at National Film and Sound Archive
  5. ↑ "CONCERTS, &c.". The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 13 June 1896. p. 39. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "MUSIC AND DRAMA.". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 4 September 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "IN THE BARBER'S SHOP.". Prahran Telegraph. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 1 September 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 26 October 2014.


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