Algie's Romance

Algie's Romance is a 1918 Australian silent film. It is a comedy starring Charlie Chaplin impersonator Leonard Doogood as an Englishman who arrives in Australia and has adventures.

Algie's Romance
Directed byLeonard Doogood
Produced byLeonard Doogood
Written byLeonard Doogood
Keith Yelland
StarringLeonard Doogood
Boyd Irwin
Production
company
South Australian Feature Film Company
Release date
20 April 1918 (preview)
1 September 1918 (Sydney)
Running time
3,500 feet
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent film
English intertitles

Plot

An Englishman, Algie, arrives in Australia and stays with friends in the country. Twin sisters both fall in love with him. Various practical jokes are played on Algie, but he eventually proves his mettle. He proves himself a crack shot and gains a wife.[1]

Cast
  • Leonard Doogood as Algie
  • Boyd Irwin
  • May Henry
  • June Henry

Production

Doogood was a Charlie Chaplin impersonator who had previously made a one-reel short film in South Australia, Charlie's Twin Brother.[2][3]

The film was shot on a cattle station owned by the Downer family in South Australia, near the Mount Lofty Ranges.[4] Technical facilities were provided by Southern Cross Feature Films.[5]

The film was well received and Doogood made plans for a follow up, Dinkum Oil, based on a novel by Frederick J Mills, but it was never shot.[1][6]

It is considered a lost film.

References
  1. "ALGIE'S ROMANCE". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 20 April 1918. p. 6. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  2. "NEW ADELAIDE INDUSTRY". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 September 1916. p. 6. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  3. "Advertising". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 September 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  4. "A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PHOTO-PLAY". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 20 April 1918. p. 12. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  5. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 83.
  6. "ADELAIDE-MADE PICTURES". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 13 April 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.