The Melbourne Cup (1904 film) explained
| The Melbourne Cup |
| Director: | Franklyn Barrett |
| Cinematography: | Franklyn Barrett |
| Distributors: | --> |
| Runtime: | 2 minutes |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | Silent |
The Melbourne Cup was a film about the two mile horse race won by Acrasia which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1904.[1]
Franklyn Barrett filmed the 1904 Melbourne Cup.[2] This was the first time the Melbourne Cup had been filmed from start to finish.[3]
It has been acclaimed as the first horse race filmed in full.[4]
Notes and References
- News: The Melbourne Cup. . . XLVII . 14,366 . South Australia . 2 November 1904 . 9 February 2021 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
- News: A Maker of Films. . . Broken Hill, NSW . 20 March 1908 . 10 February 2021 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
- Web site: Rutledge . Martha . Barrett, Walter Franklyn . Australian Dictionary of Biography . Australian National University . 9 February 2021 . 7 . 1979.
- Web site: letter to Franklyn Barrett from H. Byron Moore. Australia. National Film and Sound Archive. 29 September 1904. 10 February 2021.
