Breaking the News (1912 film)
| Breaking the News | |
|---|---|
_-_still.jpg) Original painting | |
| Directed by | W. J. Lincoln |
| Written by | W. J. Lincoln |
| Based on | the painting by Sir John Longstaff |
| Produced by | William Gibson Millard Johnson John Tait Nevin Tait |
| Starring | Harrie Ireland Arthur Styan |
| Cinematography | Orrie Perry |
Production company | |
Release date | 16 March 1912 (Melbourne)[1] |
Running time | 4,000 feet[2] |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Breaking the News is a 1912 Australian melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln based on John Longstaff's 1887 painting of the same name.[3]
It is considered a lost film.
Plot[edit]
A prospector looks for a wife to live with him and eventually gets married. While he is in town, the mine floods and miners need to be rescued. The main scenes were:
- mining machinations;
- a woman's sacrifice;
- a man's desperation and love;
- a father's sad mistake
- man's sure revenge.[4]
Cast[edit]
- Harrie Ireland[5]
- Arthur Styan
Production[edit]
The film was shot at Diamond Creek, near Melbourne.[6]
Reception[edit]
The movie was a popular success with critics drawing particular attention to a scene of an underground mine being flooded.[7] In March 1912 The Bulletin wrote "cheers for the big black and white item, “Breaking the News.” The yarn is excellently acted and photographed, but the plot is not too conspicuous for common-sense."[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Mary Bateman, 'W. J. Lincoln', Cinema Papers, June–July 1980 p 214
- ^ "GRAND EMPIRE THEATRE". Daily Post (Hobart, Tas. : 1908 - 1918). Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 6 June 1912. p. 7. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "ACADEMY OF MUSIC". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 29 May 1912. p. 6 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Advertising". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 5 June 1912. p. 6. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "GRAND EMPIRE THEATRE". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 7 June 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p32
- ^ Graham Shirley and Brian Adams, Australian Cinema: The First Eighty Years, Currency Press, 1989, p42
- ^ "SUNDRY SHOWS". The Bulletin. 28 March 1912. p. 11.
External links[edit]
- Breaking the News at IMDb
- Breaking the News[permanent dead link] at National Film and Sound Archive
- Breaking the News at AustLit
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