The Golden West (1911 film) explained

The Golden West
Director:George Young
Cinematography:Lacey Percival
Studio:Australian Film Syndicate
Runtime:2,500 feet[1]
Language:Silent film
English intertitles
Country:Australia

The Golden West is an Australian film directed by George Young set in the Australian goldfields. It is considered a lost film.

Premise

"A sensational story of the West Australian goldfields in the 70s."[2]

Production

This was the first movie from the Australian Film Syndicate, which was formed in early 1911 with the financial backing of a draper, doctor and squatter from Goulburn. Their low-budget films were directed by George Young and their technical department was run by Jack Wainwright and Lacey Percival.

The company ran out of a small studio and laboratory in North Sydney but did not last long due to poor financial returns for their movies.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Advertising . . 22,836 . New South Wales, Australia . 23 March 1911 . 26 February 2024 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: AUSTRALIAN FILM SYNDICATE. . The Sun . 243 . New South Wales, Australia . 10 April 1911 . 26 February 2024 . 7 (LATEST EDITION) . National Library of Australia.
  3. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 16.