A Coo-ee from Home explained

A Coo-ee from Home
Director:Charles Woods
Starring:Bryce Rowe
Gertrude Davey
Charles Villiers
Cinematography:Tasman Higgins
Studio:Woods' Australian Films
Distributor:Woods' Australian Films
Runtime:8,000 feet[1]
Language:Silent film
English intertitles
Country:Australia

A Coo-ee from Home is a 1918 Australian silent film directed by Charles Woods about a miner who falls in love with a wealthy heiress. During filming a climactic shark attack, leading actor Bryce Rowe was attacked by a real shark and almost died.[2]

Plot

Miner Will Morrison marries heiress Grace Norwood. Jealous Richard Myers tries to convince Will that Grace is unfaithful and when that fails he drugs Will and frames him for murder. Will is sentenced to death but a prison chaplain helps him escape. He runs away to sea, is exposed on board, jumps into the water, is attacked by a shark, but he manages to fight it off and escape. He reads that Richard has been arrested for murder back home. Will returns home and marries Grave.[3]

Cast

Production

During filming the shark attack sequence, actor Bryce Rowe was attacked by a real shark and almost died. He had to spend two weeks in hospital.[2]

Release

The fight between Will and the shark was heavily publicised on release.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Advertising. . . 16 January 1918 . 10 July 2012 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 74
  3. News: Bohemia. . . 24 November 1923 . 10 July 2012 . 17 . National Library of Australia.