The Russell Affair

The Russell Affair is a 1928 Australian silent film directed by P.J. Ramster. It was Ramster's last film.

The Russell Affair
Directed byP.J. Ramster
Produced byJuliette De La Ruze
Written byJuliette De La Ruze
StarringJessica Harcourt
Gaston Mervale
CinematographyWilliam Trerise
Release date
4 October 1928
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent film
English intertitles

Synopsis

An artist, Stephen Patrick, falls in love with his model, Juliette (Adrienne Stewart). Juliette is in love with Dr Lonsdale, who is engaged to a wealthy widow, Ruby Russsell (Jessica Harcourt). Ruby destroys Patrick's paintings of Juliette in a jealous rage, but manages to get Juliette blamed. A blackmailer, Arthur White (Gaston Mervale), complicates things.

Production

The movie was financed partly by Juliette De La Ruze, a woman anxious to get involved in film production.[1] Filming took place in Sydney, partly at the studios of Australasian Films, Hyde Park and "in the homes of prominent society people[2] and wound up in August 1928.[3]

The star, Jessica Harcourt, previously appeared in the expensive silent productions, For the Term of His Natural Life (1927) and The Adorable Outcast (1928) and was also well known as a fashion model.[4] She made no further films.[5][6]

No copy exists today and it is considered a lost film.

Cast
  • Jessica Harcourt as Ruby Russell
  • Gaston Mervale as Arthur White
  • Adrienne Stewart as Juliette Hope
  • Arthur McLaglen
  • Fred Twitcham
  • Arthur Clarke
  • Robert Purdie
  • Roy Paine

References
  1. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 147.
  2. "MOVIE SCENES". Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931). 22 June 1928. p. 9. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. "ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN FILM". The Daily News. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 31 August 1928. p. 10 Edition: HOME (FINAL) EDITION. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  4. "WOMAN'S WORLD." Examiner (Launceston, Tas) 9 Sep 1932: 10 Edition: DAILY 6 December 2011
  5. "Silent screen star returns to the limelight." The Australian Women's Weekly 10 Jun 1981: 6 accessed 6 December 2011
  6. "MAKING MOVIES AUSTRALIA". The Herald (16, 033). Victoria, Australia. 6 October 1928. p. 17. Retrieved 26 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.


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