Do Men Love Women? Explained

Do Men Love Women?
Director:	Alfred Rolfe
Starring:	Charles Villiers
Studio:	Australian Photo-Play Company
Runtime:	3,500 feet^[1]
Language:	Silent film English intertitles
Country:	Australia

Do Men Love Women? is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe about an alcoholic who reforms through the love of a good woman. The finale featured a railway collision.^{[2] [3]}

It is a lost film.^[4]

Plot

Chapter headings for the film were:

• the dinner party
• the first sign of the inebriate
• the success of the young novelist
• a patient wife
• heartbroken
• the drunkard's action
• the curse of drink
• the love of a woman
• cured
• the nurses' intrigue
• this is our child
• repentance
• the great railway smash
• men do love women.^[5]

Cast

• Charles Villiers

Production

The film was shot in Sydney.^[6]

Reception

The film seems to have been widely distributed, with the railway collision prominently advertised. Reviews were generally strong.^{[7] [8]} It was described as a "modern East Lynne".^[9]

Charles Villiers, who appeared in the cast, would accompany screenings of the film as a lecturer.^[10]

External links

• • Do Men Love Women? at AustLit

Notes and References

1. News: Advertising. . . NSW . 19 January 1912 . 14 September 2013 . 5 . 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 31
3. News: Advertising. . . NSW . 19 January 1912 . 26 February 2012 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
4. 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
5. News: Advertising. . . Vic. . 17 February 1912 . 26 February 2012 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: ALLMAN'S PICTURES. . . Qld. . 12 February 1912 . 14 September 2013 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: THE Traralgon Record,. . . Traralgon, Vic. . 16 February 1912 . 26 March 2012 . 2 Edition: MORNING . National Library of Australia.
8. News: Advertising. . . Rockhampton, Qld. . 9 May 1912 . 26 March 2012 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
9. News: Advertising. . . Sydney . 10 January 1912 . 14 September 2013 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
10. News: The Daily Leader AND STOCK AND STATION NEWS. . . Orange, NSW . 25 January 1913 . 14 September 2013 . 6 . National Library of Australia.