| A Blue Gum Romance | |
| Director: | Franklyn Barrett[1] |
| Starring: | Tien Hogue |
| Cinematography: | Franklyn Barrett |
| Studio: | Fraser Film Release and Photographic Company |
| Distributor: | Essanay Company (US) |
| Runtime: | 2,000 feet[2] |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | Silent film English intertitles |
A Blue Gum Romance is a 1913 Australian silent film directed by Franklyn Barrett.[3] It is considered a lost film.
The film was described as "a Sensational Story of Love, jealousy and revenge".
It was the first narrative film from the Fraser Film Release and Photographic Company.
The film was set in the timber industry area near Gosford and Woy Woy, although interiors were shot in Sydney. The aboriginal characters were played by white actors in blackface.
Filming was completed by July 1913.[4]
The film was popular at the local box office and screened in England and the USA.[5]
A contemporary review said the film "seemed to find favour with the spectators."[6]
The film was picked up for distribution in the US by the Essanay Company and "met with success".[7]