A Daughter of Australia (1912 film)

A Daughter of Australia is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Gaston Mervale starring Louise Lovely, then known as Louise Carbasse. It was set in the early days of the Australian goldfields and is considered a lost film.[3]

A Daughter of Australia
Directed byGaston Mervale
Produced byHarry Beaumont
Written byHarry Beaumont
StarringLouise Lovely
Harry Beaumont
Release date
12 February 1912 (Sydney)
Running time
3,000[1] or 4,000 feet[2]
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent film
English intertitles

Release

The film made its premiere at the Alhambra Theatre in Sydney[4] and was screening in cinemas as late as 1918, by which stage the star was billed as "Louise Lovely".[5]

It was advertised as featuring "sensations from beginning to end, mingled with Love, Pathos, Humour, and Tragedy."[6]

References
  1. "Advertising". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 22 May 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 7 September 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  3. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p32
  4. "ALHAMBRA THEATRE". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 19 February 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  5. "Advertising". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 18 May 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  6. "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 7 September 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2012.


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