Hullo Marmaduke
| Hullo Marmaduke | |
|---|---|
 Original poster | |
| Directed by | Beaumont Smith |
| Produced by | Beaumont Smith |
| Written by | Beaumont Smith |
| Starring | Claude Dampier |
Production company |
Beaumont Smith Productions |
| Distributed by | Union Theatres Limited |
Release dates | 15 November 1924[1] |
Running time | 6,000 feet |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | Silent |
Hullo Marmaduke is a 1924 Australian film comedy drama from director Beaumont Smith about a naive Englishman (Claude Dampier) who comes to Australia as a remittance man.
It is considered a lost film.
Plot
Marmaduke (Claude Dampier) is the youngest son of a noble English family who is sent out to Australia on the RMS Osterley with his faithful valet Huggett (Jimmy Taylor). At Fremantle he is swindled by two card sharps out of most of his money. He then goes to Adelaide and makes his way to the gold fields. On the voyage he meets up with barmaid Mrs Mary Morton (Constance Graham) and her young daughter Margie who are looking for Mary's husband Mike (Mayne Lynton). Mrs Morton is killed by some burglars, including her husband, and with her dying breath asks Maramduke to look after her daughter. Marmaduke makes a fortune prospecting, spends the money on Margie and falls in love with her as Margie grows up (Lucille Lisle). Margie is taken prisoner by a lunatic who puts her on board a ship and threatens to blow her up. Marmaduke comes to the rescue, then sees her marry a wealthy suitor.[2]
Cast
- Claude Dampier as Marmaduke
- Mayne Lynton as Mike Morton
- Jimmy Taylor as Huggett
- Constance Graham as Mary Morton
- Grafton Williáms as Squid Squires
- Fernande Butler
- Lucille Lisle as Margie
Production
This was the first film of Claude Dampier, a popular stage and vaudeville comedian. The climax featured the scuttling of the battlecruiser HMAS Australia outside Sydney heads in April 1924.[3] Shooting took place at Australasian Films' studio at Rushcutter's Bay with extra filming on the Osterley.
Reception
The film was well promoted and proved popular with the public.[4] Smith and Dampier later made The Adventures of Algy (1925) together.
References
- ↑ Ross Cooper,"Filmography: Beaumont Smith", Cinema Papers, March–April 1976 p333
- ↑ "AN AUSTRALIAN PICTURE.". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 15 December 1924. p. 11. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ "AMUSEMENTS.". Geraldton Guardian (WA : 1906 - 1928). WA: National Library of Australia. 7 July 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 124.
External links
- Hullo Marmaduke in the Internet Movie Database
- Hullo Marmaduke at the National Film and Sound Archive