The Life of a Jackeroo explained

The Life of a Jackeroo
Director:Franklyn Barrett[1]
Cinematography:Franklyn Barrett
Studio:Fraser Film Release and Photographic Company
Country:Australia

The Life of a Jackeroo is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Franklyn Barrett.[2] It is considered a lost film.

Plot

A young Englishman (Tom Middleton) leaves his actress girlfriend (Ruth Wainwright) to seek an experience in Australia.[3] He works as a jackeroo on a property and falls in love with the daughter (Tien Hogue) of a wealthy squatter. They are happy until the actress arrives and joins forces with an evil overseer. They persuade some local aborigines to raid the squatter's home and capture the Englishman. The squatter's daughter rides to the rescue and a loyal aboriginal helps saves the day.

Cast

Production

The film was made immediately after A Blue Gum Romance using the same locations, much of the same cast and some of the same incidents.[4]

Screenings were often accompanied by a lecturer.[5]

Reception

The film was popular at the local box office and screened in England and the USA.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: PRODUCTION OF MOVING PICTURES-- IN AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA. . . XCVIII . 2555 . New South Wales, Australia . 18 December 1918 . 21 November 2023 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
  2. http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=no;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=mystery%20of%20the%20black%20pearl;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Franklyn Barrett papers
  3. News: Advertising. . . Adelaide . 8 September 1913 . 21 April 2012 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 39
  5. News: MONARCH PICTURES. . . NSW . 20 January 1914 . 21 April 2012 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  6. Graham Shirley & Brian Adams, Australian Cinema: The First Eighty Years, Angus and Robertson, 1989 p 59