Sunrise (1926 film)

Sunrise is a 1927 Australian silent film co-directed by Raymond Longford, who took over during filming.[2] It was the second film from Australasian Films following their recommencement of production, after Painted Daughters.

Not to be confused with the 1927 American film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.

Sunrise
Directed byRaymond Longford
F. Stuart-Whyte
Written byMartyn Keith
Mollie Mead
StarringPhyllis du Barry
Robert Travers
CinematographyCharles Ellis
Len Roos
Production
company
Australasian Films
A Master Picture
Distributed byUnion Theatres
Release date
16 October 1926[1]
Running time
6,000 feet
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent film
English intertitles

It is considered a lost film.

Plot

George Willis loses his unfaithful wife in a rock fall and takes to the bush. He rescues a girl, Hope Stuart, from a flood and nurses her back to health. When he brings her back to her father he discovers that an old enemy, Arthur Greerson, has accused him of murder.

Greerson is injured in a mining accident and after George rescues him, Greerson admits he has lied. George returns to his life as a recluse in the mountains, followed by Hope.

Cast
  • Phyllis du Barry as Hope Stuart
  • Robert Travers as George Willis
  • Zara Clinton as Elsa Willis
  • Harry Hodson as Old Ben
  • Charles Villiers[3]
  • Dunstan Webb as Arthur Greerson
  • Dick Thonton

Production

The film was shot on location at the Avon Dam[4] near Bargo with interiors at the studios of Australasian Films in Bondi.[5] F. Stuart Whyte began directing but left Australia during shooting for unknown reasons. He was replaced by Longford, who had recently contracted to Australasian Films.[6]

References
  1. "LYRIC THEATRE". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 16 October 1926. p. 14. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  2. "AUSTRALIAN FILM." Cairns Post, 16 Nov 1925: 2 accessed 31 December 2011
  3. "PERSONALITIES OF TORONTO MURDER TRIAL". The Evening News. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 30 June 1925. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. Everyones, Everyones Ltd, 1925, retrieved 12 March 2018
  5. "THE MAJESTIC". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 26 March 1927. p. 6. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  6. "Raymond Longford", Cinema Papers, January 1974 p51
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