Cooee and the Echo
| Cooee and the Echo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alfred Rolfe |
| Based on | play by Edward William O'Sullivan |
| Starring | Charles Villiers |
| Cinematography | A. O. Segerberg |
Production company | |
Release dates | 11 March 1912 |
Running time | 3,000 feet[1] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language |
Silent film English intertitles |
Cooee and the Echo is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. It is considered a lost film.
Plot
In northern Queensland, a young miner is determined to avenge the murder of his brother by another miner. He falls in love with the daughter of the mine manager but discovers she is being pursued also by his brother's killer. The climax involves a knife fight involving the hero, and the hero's aboriginal friend, Yacka (Charles Woods), coming to the rescue.[2] Another highlight was a scene with a person on horseback jumping off a bridge into the water.[3]
Cast
- Ethel Phillips
- Stanley Walpole
- Charles Villiers
- Charles Woods as Yacka
- Faithful Geebung[4]
Original play
| Coo-ee; Or, Wild Days in the Bush, in Prologue and 4 Acts : A New and Original Australian Drama, Illustrating the Wild Life of the Bush 50 Years Ago | |
|---|---|
| Date premiered | 14 April 1906 |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Melodrama |
Edward William O'Sullivan wrote a play called Cooee, or Wild Days in the Australian Bush but it appears to have a very different plot.[5]
Production
The film was shot near Sydney with bush scenes in the National Park. It was the first feature film definitely known to be shot by A. O. Segerberg.[2]
Reception
One critic said of the film that "the bush in all its picturesqueness and grandeur was brought vividly to the eyes with astounding clearness and fidelity as to details."[6]
References
- ↑ "Advertising.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 7 March 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 32
- ↑ "Advertising.". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 13 September 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ↑ "Advertising.". The Muswellbrook Chronicle. NSW: National Library of Australia. 26 April 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ↑ "THE HIPPODROME.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 16 April 1906. p. 9. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ↑ "Theatrical Notes.". Queensland Figaro. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 26 March 1912. p. 10. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
External links
- Cooee and the Echo at the Internet Movie Database
- Coo-ee and the Echo at AustLit
- Coo-ee play at AustLit
- Coo-ee and the Echo at National Film and Sound Archive