The Squatter and the Clown explained

The Squatter and the Clown
Director:E. I. Cole
Starring:Bohemian Dramatic Company[1]
Studio:Australian Biograph[2]
Language:Silent film
English intertitles
Country:Australia

The Squatter and the Clown is a 1911 Australian silent film.[3] It was one of a series of films made by Edward Irham Cole's Bohemian Dramatic Company.[4]

It is considered a lost film.

Plot

According to a contemporary report "this is said to be a typical story, of the bush, telling the touching story, of a strolling player's devotion to his wife. The play is produced in 15 scenes."[5]

Release

In New Zealand the film was described as a "New Zealand bush drama".[6]

The Adelaide Advertiser called it a "dramatic film of high merit."[7]

In 1913 a number of Bohemian Pictures filmed screened on the one program.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Advertising. . . Vic. . 15 February 1913 . 4 December 2014 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Advertising. . . Adelaide . 16 August 1911 . 5 December 2014 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: AMUSEMENTS. . . Adelaide . 18 August 1911 . 4 December 2014 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: BOHEMIAN PICTURE PLAYS. . . 13,133 . Victoria, Australia . 15 February 1913 . 4 April 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: The Border Watch,. . . Mount Gambier, SA . 16 September 1911 . 4 December 2014 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  6. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=AS19110715.2.105.6 Page 12 Advertisements Column 6 Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 167, 15 July 1911, Page 12
  7. News: AMUSEMENTS. . . Adelaide . 16 August 1911 . 5 December 2014 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: BOHEMIAN PICTURE PLAYS. . . 13,133 . Victoria, Australia . 15 February 1913 . 9 May 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia.