Remorse, a Story of the Red Plague

Remorse, a Story of the Red Plague is a 1917 Australian silent film about a naive country boy who visits the big city and contracts syphilis. The movie is now considered a lost film.[2]

Remorse, a Story of the Red Plague
Directed byJ. E. Mathews
StarringCyril Mackay
CinematographyHarry Krischok
Production
company
Mathews Photoplay Producing Company
Distributed byCo-Operative Film Exchange (NSW)
Release date
3 January 1917 (Adelaide)[1]
Running time
4 reels
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent film
English intertitles

Plot

Jack Rundle (Cyril Mackay) works on a station and falls in love with Nellie Fallon, his father's ward, Nellie Fallon (Mabel Dyson). When he goes to the city on business he falls into bad company, contracts syphilis and returns home to find himself an outcast. Years later he finds his brother Ted has married Nellie. He then kills himself.

Production

The film was shot in Adelaide, using pupils from Mathews' acting school.[3]

Release

There was some doubt over whether the movie would be released. But the South Australian censor passed it because they regarded it as having a moral message, although children under sixteen were not admitted.[4] Public response was very strong.[5][6]

The film was originally banned in New South Wales by the censor but this was overturned on appeal.[2]

Cast
  • Cyril Mackay as Jack Rundle
  • Mabel Dyson as Nellie Fallon
  • Ida Gresham
  • Marie D’Alton
  • C.R. Stanford
  • Victor Fitzherbert
  • Claude Burton

References
  1. "Advertising". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 30 December 1916. p. 6. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 67
  3. "Advertising". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 30 September 1916. p. 8. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. ""REMORSE."". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 23 December 1916. p. 8. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  5. R.J. Noye, 'Silent Films Made in South Australia'
  6. ""REMORSE."". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 6 January 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 10 July 2012.


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