The Eleventh Hour (1912 film)
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The Eleventh Hour | |
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Directed by | Franklyn Barrett[1] |
Based on | play by Leonard Willey |
Cinematography | Franklyn Barrett |
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Country | Australia |
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The Eleventh Hour is a 1912 Australian silent film. It is considered a lost film.
Plot
The script is based on a play "showing the adventures and vicissitudes in the life of a Girl Telegraphist".[2]
The action consisted of four acts:
- Act 1 – 'Pangs of Jealousy'
- Act 2 – 'Bad Blood'
- Act 3 – 'The Distress Call'
- Act 4 – 'The Eleventh Hour'
Cast
- Cyril Mackay
- Sidney Stirling
- Leonard Willey
- Charles Lawrence
- Loris Brown
- Irby Marshall
Release
The film was shot in Sydney and released in that city in 1912. It screened in London in September 1913 under the title Saved by Telegram.[3]
The critic from The Sydney Morning Herald said that "the story is a thrilling one, whilst the cinematographic work of Mr. Franklyn Barrett, the West expert, is particularly good."[4]
References
- ^ "PRODUCTION OF MOVING PICTURES-- IN AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XCVIII, no. 2555. New South Wales, Australia. 18 December 1918. p. 20. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ > "Advertising." The Sydney Morning Herald 13 April 1912
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 34.
- ^ "OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 10 April 1912. p. 17. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
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