The Bondage of the Bush

The Bondage of the Bush is a 1913 Australian silent film starring, written, produced and directed by Charles Woods. It is considered a lost film.[2] It screened widely in country areas.[3][4]

The Bondage of the Bush
Directed byCharles Woods
Written byCharles Woods
Produced byCharles Woods
StarringCharles Woods
CinematographyBert Ive
Production
company
Woods' Australian Films
Release date
  • 18 August 1913 (1913-08-18)
Running time
4,000 feet[1]
CountryAustralia
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

Plot edit

The film was divided into the following chapters:

  • the great race
  • a leap for life
  • horse and man precipitated to raging torrents below
  • fight with the waters
  • the dash for liberty
  • the struggle on the cliffs
  • the black boy's revenge[2]

Cast edit

  • D.R. Rivenall as Dan Romer
  • Charles Woods as Gee-Bung
  • Wilton Power as Wilfred Granger
  • Jeff Williams as James Bramley
  • Alfred Bristow as Parson Bramley
  • Gertrude Darley as Monda Bramley
  • E.W. Newman
  • H. Ward
  • H.N. Gannan
  • E.L. Betts
  • J. Darley
  • G. Filmer as Sergeant Jones
  • J. Hamilton as Trooper Wallace

References edit

  1. ^ "PICTURE SHOWS". The Sun. No. 542. New South Wales, Australia. 17 August 1913. p. 22. Retrieved 7 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 39
  3. ^ "MONARCH PICTURES". The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1892 – 1927). NSW. 23 June 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 14 April 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Australian Notes". Motion Picture World. 10 February 1917. p. 845.

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