The Reprieve (1913 film)
| The Reprieve | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | W. J. Lincoln |
| Produced by |
W. J. Lincoln Godfrey Cass |
| Written by | W. J. Lincoln[1] |
| Starring | The Lincoln Cass Famous Picture Artists |
| Cinematography | Maurice Bertel |
Production company | |
Release dates | 3 November 1913 (Melbourne)[2][3] |
Running time | 2,500 feet[4] or 4,000 feet[5] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language |
Silent film English intertitles |
The Reprieve is a 1913 Australian melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln about a man on trial for killing his unfaithful wife. It is considered a lost film. Contemporary reviews were positive.[6]
Plot
Richard Gannon discovers his wife Amy has been cheating on him with a man called Jim Williams and accidentally kills her in a fit of anger by pushing her over a cliff. He is arrested and sentenced to death but the judge recommends mercy and asks the Home Secretary for a reprieve.
The Home Secretary at first refuses, but when he mistakenly comes to believe that his own wife is unfaithful with a former lover, he realises how easy it would have been to kill her.
After this, he grants a reprieve for Gannon and resolves to show his wife more affection.[7][8][9]
The chapter headings were:[10]
- Condemned to Death.
- The Power of Love.
- Leave my House, you Scoundrel.
- Should a faithless woman be destroyed.
- I have killed Her.
- The Vigil of the Night.
- A story that will hold you spell-bound.
- You are no better than Richard Gannon, the man you refuse to reprieve.
Cast
- Roy Redgrave
- Beryl Bryant
- Godfrey Cass
- George Bryant
- Tom Cannam[11]
- Violet Grey
- Ward Lyons
- Charles Wheeler
- John Brunton
- Jessie Brown
Production
The film was the fifth production from Lincoln Cass.[12]
References
- ↑ Copyright information for film at National Archives of Australia
- ↑ Mary Bateman, 'Lincoln Cass Filmography', Cinema Papers, June–July 1980 p 175
- ↑ "Advertising". The Age (18,291). Victoria, Australia. 1 November 1913. p. 20. Retrieved 2 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Picture Pops.". Clarence and Richmond Examiner. Grafton, NSW: National Library of Australia. 13 January 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Maitland Daily Mercury (13,370). New South Wales, Australia. 21 January 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 2 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "SHAFTSBURY THEATRE.". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 12 December 1914. p. 6 Edition: THIRD EDITION. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p45
- ↑ "Advertising.". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 15 July 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ↑ "GARDEN PICTURE PALACE.". The Maitland Daily Mercury (13,372). New South Wales, Australia. 23 January 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 2 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Tamworth Daily Observer. IV, (20). New South Wales, Australia. 24 January 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 2 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate (12,221). New South Wales, Australia. 2 January 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 2 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "MOVING PICTURES.". The Prahran Telegraph. 51, (2709). Victoria, Australia. 20 September 1913. p. 6. Retrieved 2 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.