| The Crisis | |
| Director: | W. J. Lincoln |
| Based On: | the painting The Crisis by Frank Dicksee |
| Starring: | The Lincoln Cass Performers[1] |
| Cinematography: | Maurice Bertel |
| Studio: | Lincoln-Cass Films |
| Runtime: | 3,000 feet |
| Language: | Silent film English intertitles |
| Country: | Australia |
The Crisis is an Australian melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln. It was inspired by a painting, The Crisis by Frank Dicksee, and is considered a lost film.[2] [3]
Nellie Owen is happily married to fisherman John, with whom she has a child, until a philanderer, Frank, convinces her that her husband is unfaithful. She runs away to the city with Frank, where she assists him extracting money from the rich in society, but after a while is consumed by guilt and wants to return home. After an argument with Frank, she arrives in time to help nurse her sick child through a serious illness, and is reunited with her forgiving husband.[2]
The painting was purchased by the Melbourne Art Gallery in 1891.[5] [6]
The Referee said the "scenic settings ... are very fine including some effective seascapes."[4]