Caloola, or The Adventures of a Jackeroo explained

Caloola, or The Adventures of a Jackeroo
Director:	Alfred Rolfe
Based On:	novel Caloola by Clement Pratt^[1]
Studio:	Australian Photo-Play Company
Runtime:	2,000 feet^[2]
Language:	Silent film English intertitles
Country:	Australia

Caloola, or The Adventures of a Jackeroo is a 1911 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe based on a novel published the previous year by Clement Pratt.^{[3] [4]}

It is considered a lost film.^{[5] [6]}

Plot

An Englishman, Charlie Hargreaves, is falsely accused of an embezzlement and goes to Australia, where he finds work as a jackeroo at Caloola Station. He falls in love with Hilda, the station owner's daughter, but they are both captured by aboriginals.

The girl's parents arrange a search party and come to the rescue, but the chief of the tribe takes the girl. He is about to throw her over a cliff when the jackeroo comes to the rescue. He encounters a bushfire and manages to escape death in a watery grave.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Chapter headings were:

• Falsely' accused, Dismissed,
• A stranger in a strange land,
• The Jackeroo,
• At Caloola,
• Mutual admiration,
• The bush fire,
• The' alarm,
• At the point of death,
• A timely rescue,
• Love's awakening,
• A cowardly assault,
• Captured by Black,
• Saved from a watery grave,
• Off for the honeymoon.^[10]

Cast

• Charles Villiers

Release

The movie was advertised as being available for release on 4 October 1911.^[11]

The bushfire sequence was heavily promoted in advertising.^[12]

One report said the film had been "a strong draw".^[13]

External links

• • Caloola, or the Adventures of a Jackeroo film at AustLit
• Original novel at AustLit

Notes and References

1. News: A BUSH DRAMA. . . Adelaide . 13 August 1910 . 21 February 2012 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: EMPRESS OPEN-AIR GARDEN. . . Vic. . 4 November 1911 . 21 February 2012 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: "CALOOLA.". . . Broken Hill, NSW . 13 August 1910 . 26 March 2012 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: ON AN AUSTRALIAN STATION. . . Perth . 24 September 1910 . 26 March 2012 . 50 . National Library of Australia.
5. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 28
6. Vagg, S., & Reynaud, D. (2016). Alfred Rolfe: Forgotten pioneer Australian film director. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 10(2),184-198. doi:10.1080/17503175.2016.1170950
7. News: SAYERS'S PICTURES. . . Broken Hill, NSW . 26 January 1912 . 21 February 2012 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: EARL'S COURT. . . Rockhampton, Qld. . 5 June 1912 . 21 February 2012 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
9. News: STAR COURT. . . Mackay, Qld. . 20 May 1912 . 17 May 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
10. News: Picture Shows. . . Vic. . 20 January 1912 . 17 May 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
11. News: Advertising. . The Referee. Sydney . 4 October 1911 . 17 May 2015 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
12. News: Advertising. . . Adelaide . 15 January 1912 . 21 February 2012 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
13. News: EMPIRE THEATRE. . . Adelaide . 20 January 1912 . 17 May 2015 . 10 . National Library of Australia.