The Opium Runners Explained
| The Opium Runners |
| Studio: | The Gaumont Agency[1] |
| Runtime: | 2,000 feet |
| Language: | Silent film
English intertitles |
| Country: | Australia |
The Opium Runners is a 1913 Australian silent film. It is considered a lost film.[2]
It was made by the Gaumont Agency who also made Call of the Bush (1912).[3]
It is possible the movie was based on a collection of short stories called The Opium Runners by FRC Hopkins, who had also written All for Gold.[4] [5]
It was advertised as "A Picture that makes you rise from your seat' with excitement A Story with a Perfect Plot and Exceptional' Acting, 'showing many Pretty Typical Scenes of the Australian Bush."[6]
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Notes and References
- News: Advertising. . The Referee. Sydney . 26 February 1913 . 8 June 2015 . 16 . 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 37
- News: Advertising. . The Referee. Sydney . 12 March 1913 . 8 June 2015 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
- News: TWO AUSTRALIAN BOOKS. . . NSW . 12 January 1910 . 8 June 2015 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
- News: LATE MR. F. R. C. HOPKINS. . . 22 July 1916 . 8 June 2015 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Advertising. . . 9 June 1913 . 8 June 2015 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
