The Moira, or Mystery of the Bush

Moira, or The Mystery of the Bush
Directed by Alfred Rolfe
Starring Charles Villers
Cinematography A. O. Segerberg
Production
company
Distributed by Gaumont Company[1]
Release date
 9 September 1912[2]
Running time
 3,000 feet[3]
Country Australia
Language Silent film
English intertitles

Moira, or The Mystery of the Bush is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe.[4]

It is considered a lost film.

It may also be known as Call of the Bush.[5]

Plot

Some aboriginals steal a child in rural Australia. Fifteen years later the father of the girl discovers her although he does not know who she is at first. Eventually the two are reunited.[6]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Advertising.". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 14 August 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Advertising.". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 4 September 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "WORLD-IN-MOTION.". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 7 December 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 35
  5. ↑ "CENTRAL PICTURES.". Daily Herald. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 19 December 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "AMUSEMENTS.". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 5 December 1912. p. 13. Retrieved 29 March 2012.


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