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'''''The Road to Ruin''''' is an Australian melodrama film directed by [[W.J. Lincoln]]. <ref>Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p43</ref> |
'''''The Road to Ruin''''' is an Australian melodrama film directed by [[W.J. Lincoln]]. <ref>Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p43</ref> It was one of the first movies from [[Lincoln-Cass Films]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59639908 |title=NIGGER JIM. |newspaper=[[Sunday_Mail_(Adelaide)|The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954)]] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=18 October 1913 |accessdate=3 February 2012 |page=6 Section: SECOND SECTION. |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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Norman Harding, son of magnate Sir Gerald Harding, makes a fortune from stock speculation but borrows too much and faces ruin. His sister Elsie is in love with a bank clerk, Harold Henderson, who Norman persuades to help him in a bank fraud. Henderson becomes drawn into society life and finds himself greatly in debt but is bailed out by Sir Gerald.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article53371683 |title=IDEAL THEATRE. |newspaper=[[The_Morning_Bulletin|Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954)]] |location=Rockhampton, Qld. |date=22 July 1915 |accessdate=3 February 2012 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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The film was shot in Melbourne and features many notable landmarks.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42931066 |title=AU[?] [?]. |newspaper=[[The_Cairns_Post|Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954)]] |location=Qld. |date=16 June 1915 |accessdate=3 February 2012 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:13, 3 February 2012
| The Road to Ruin | |
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| Directed by | W.J. Lincoln |
| Produced by | W.J. Lincoln Godfrey Cass |
| Starring | Roy Redgrave |
| Cinematography | Maurice Bertel |
Production company | |
Release date | 13 October 1913[1] |
| Country | Template:FilmAustralia |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
The Road to Ruin is an Australian melodrama film directed by W.J. Lincoln. [2] It was one of the first movies from Lincoln-Cass Films.[3]
Plot
Norman Harding, son of magnate Sir Gerald Harding, makes a fortune from stock speculation but borrows too much and faces ruin. His sister Elsie is in love with a bank clerk, Harold Henderson, who Norman persuades to help him in a bank fraud. Henderson becomes drawn into society life and finds himself greatly in debt but is bailed out by Sir Gerald.[4]
Production
The film was shot in Melbourne and features many notable landmarks.[5]
Cast
- Roy Redgrave
- Godfrey Cass
- George Bryant
- Tom Cannan
- Beryl Bryant
- Marion Willis
References
- ^ Mary Bateman, 'Lincoln Cass Filmography', Cinema Papers, June-July 1980 p 175
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p43
- ^ "NIGGER JIM". The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 18 October 1913. p. 6 Section: SECOND SECTION. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "IDEAL THEATRE". Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954). Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 22 July 1915. p. 5. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "AU[?] [?]". Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 16 June 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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