The Bondage of the Bush explained
| The Bondage of the Bush |
| Director: | Charles Woods |
| Producer: | Charles Woods |
| Starring: | Charles Woods |
| Cinematography: | Bert Ive |
| Studio: | Woods' Australian Films |
| Runtime: | 4,000 feet[1] |
| Language: | Silent film
English intertitles |
| Country: | Australia |
The Bondage of the Bush is a 1913 Australian silent film starring, written, produced and directed by Charles Woods. It is considered a lost film.[2] It screened widely in country areas.[3] [4]
Plot
The film was divided into the following chapters:
- the great race
- a leap for life
- horse and man precipitated to raging torrents below
- fight with the waters
- the dash for liberty
- the struggle on the cliffs
- the black boy's revenge[2]
Cast
- D.R. Rivenall as Dan Romer
- Charles Woods as Gee-Bung
- Wilton Power as Wilfred Granger
- Jeff Williams as James Bramley
- Alfred Bristow as Parson Bramley
- Gertrude Darley as Monda Bramley
- E.W. Newman
- H. Ward
- H.N. Gannan
- E.L. Betts
- J. Darley
- G. Filmer as Sergeant Jones
- J. Hamilton as Trooper Wallace
Notes and References
- News: PICTURE SHOWS. . The Sun . 542 . New South Wales, Australia . 17 August 1913 . 7 January 2024 . 22 . National Library of Australia.
- Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 39
- News: MONARCH PICTURES. . . NSW . 23 June 1914 . 14 April 2012 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
- Australian Notes. Motion Picture World. 10 February 1917. 845.
