| Sentenced for Life | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Edward Irham Cole |
| Based on | play Sentenced for Life |
| Starring | Bohemian Dramatic Company |
Production company | Australian Biograph Company
[2] |
| Distributed by | Pathes Freres [3] |
Release date | 29 May 1911 [1] |
Running time | 2,000 feet [4] |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages |
Silent film English intertitles |
Sentenced for Life is an Australian film directed by E. I. Cole. It was an adaptation of a play performed by Cole and his Bohemian Dramatic Company as early as 1904. [5] [6]
It is considered a lost film. [7]
Plot
A man is wrongly convicted and sentenced as a convict. [8] According to a contemporary report, "Vivid convict scenes are enacted, ending with a revolt by the prisoners. There is a happy ending of wedding bells." [2] It turns out the young man's rival was responsible and he is punished. [9]
Chapter headings were:
- the Favourite
- it did look suspicious
- the Blackmailer
- Outlaw and the Child
- Slight Breeze
- Malaysia
- General Commotion
- Blighted Hopes
- Manufacture of Almonds [4]
Original play
| Sentenced for Life | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Edward Irham Cole |
| Directed by | Edward Irham Cole |
| Date premiered | 1904 |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | melodrama |
The play debuted in 1904. [10]
One review said "The convict scenes in Australia were well mounted, and the entertainment as a whole most praiseworthy." [11]
The play was popular and was revive in 1906, [12] 1907, [13] 1908 [14] and several other times.
The play was also known as A Convict's Sweetheart. [15]
Cast of theatre production
In 1911 the cast of a theatre production of the play in Geelong was listed as follows:
- E. I. Cole as Mr. Bertram,
- Mr. Frank Mills as Richard Hayward,
- W. S. Marshall as Jabez Ooh
- J. R. Wilson as Sammy Traddles
- Vene Linden as Mary Bertram [16]
It is highly likely at least some of these actors repeated their performance in the film.
References
- ^ "People's Concert". Geelong Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 29 May 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Amusements". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 12 June 1911. p. 9. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Advertising". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 26 April 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 17 June 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Bohemian Dramatic Comedy." The Sydney Morning Herald 18 Jan 1904: 3. Retrieved 31 December 2011
- ^ "BOHEMIAN PICTURE PLAYS". The Bendigo Independent. No. 13, 133. Victoria, Australia. 15 February 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 21.
- ^ "Shaftesbury Picture Gardens". The Daily News. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 8 June 1911. p. 2 Edition: 3rd. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Local and General Topics". Bunyip. Gawler, SA: National Library of Australia. 30 June 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Advertising". The Daily Telegraph. No. 7681. New South Wales, Australia. 18 January 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bill of the Play". The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People. Vol. 6, no. 70. New South Wales, Australia. 23 January 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Stage, Song and Show". The Australian Star. No. 5610. New South Wales, Australia. 5 February 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Age. No. 16, 377. Victoria, Australia. 7 September 1907. p. 18. Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Age. No. 16596. Victoria, Australia. 22 May 1908. p. 10. Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""A Convict's Sweetheart"". Daily Standard. No. 1761. Queensland, Australia. 8 August 1918. p. 7 (second edition). Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Geelong Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 1 July 1911. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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| Sentenced for Life | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Edward Irham Cole |
| Based on | play Sentenced for Life |
| Starring | Bohemian Dramatic Company |
Production company | Australian Biograph Company
[2] |
| Distributed by | Pathes Freres [3] |
Release date | 29 May 1911 [1] |
Running time | 2,000 feet [4] |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages |
Silent film English intertitles |
Sentenced for Life is an Australian film directed by E. I. Cole. It was an adaptation of a play performed by Cole and his Bohemian Dramatic Company as early as 1904. [5] [6]
It is considered a lost film. [7]
Plot
A man is wrongly convicted and sentenced as a convict. [8] According to a contemporary report, "Vivid convict scenes are enacted, ending with a revolt by the prisoners. There is a happy ending of wedding bells." [2] It turns out the young man's rival was responsible and he is punished. [9]
Chapter headings were:
- the Favourite
- it did look suspicious
- the Blackmailer
- Outlaw and the Child
- Slight Breeze
- Malaysia
- General Commotion
- Blighted Hopes
- Manufacture of Almonds [4]
Original play
| Sentenced for Life | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Edward Irham Cole |
| Directed by | Edward Irham Cole |
| Date premiered | 1904 |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | melodrama |
The play debuted in 1904. [10]
One review said "The convict scenes in Australia were well mounted, and the entertainment as a whole most praiseworthy." [11]
The play was popular and was revive in 1906, [12] 1907, [13] 1908 [14] and several other times.
The play was also known as A Convict's Sweetheart. [15]
Cast of theatre production
In 1911 the cast of a theatre production of the play in Geelong was listed as follows:
- E. I. Cole as Mr. Bertram,
- Mr. Frank Mills as Richard Hayward,
- W. S. Marshall as Jabez Ooh
- J. R. Wilson as Sammy Traddles
- Vene Linden as Mary Bertram [16]
It is highly likely at least some of these actors repeated their performance in the film.
References
- ^ "People's Concert". Geelong Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 29 May 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Amusements". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 12 June 1911. p. 9. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Advertising". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 26 April 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 17 June 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Bohemian Dramatic Comedy." The Sydney Morning Herald 18 Jan 1904: 3. Retrieved 31 December 2011
- ^ "BOHEMIAN PICTURE PLAYS". The Bendigo Independent. No. 13, 133. Victoria, Australia. 15 February 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 21.
- ^ "Shaftesbury Picture Gardens". The Daily News. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 8 June 1911. p. 2 Edition: 3rd. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Local and General Topics". Bunyip. Gawler, SA: National Library of Australia. 30 June 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Advertising". The Daily Telegraph. No. 7681. New South Wales, Australia. 18 January 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bill of the Play". The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People. Vol. 6, no. 70. New South Wales, Australia. 23 January 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Stage, Song and Show". The Australian Star. No. 5610. New South Wales, Australia. 5 February 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Age. No. 16, 377. Victoria, Australia. 7 September 1907. p. 18. Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Age. No. 16596. Victoria, Australia. 22 May 1908. p. 10. Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""A Convict's Sweetheart"". Daily Standard. No. 1761. Queensland, Australia. 8 August 1918. p. 7 (second edition). Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Geelong Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 1 July 1911. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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