Transported Explained

Transported
Starring:Roy Redgrave
Runtime:2,500 feet
three reels[1]
Language:Silent film
English intertitles
Country:Australia

Transported is an Australian convict melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln.[2]

It is considered a lost film.

Plot

In England, Jessie Grey is about to marry Leonard Lincoln but the evil Harold Hawk tries to force her to marry him and she wounds him with a gun. Hawk is arrested and sentenced to imprisonment in Australia. Leonard and Jessie get married and move to Australia. Hawk escapes from gaol and tries to get his revenge by kidnapping Jessie.[3]

According to one contemporary report "The scene opens in an English inn, but through an attack being made on the inn, the drunken scoundrel who attempts to force the heroine's hand is transported to Australia. Two years after the scene is removed to Australia. The villain, escaping from prison, attempts to force- the heroine's hand, and is frustrated by the appearance of her husband. He shoots himself to escape the penalty."[4]

Cast

Release

According to the Prahran Telegraph, Redgrave was "exceptionally good" and "the scenery is brilliant, and some very quaint actions by two of the servants in the household kept the audience ripples of laughter."[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: National Picture Theatre. . . 2689 . Victoria, Australia . 4 October 1913 . 6 January 2024 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Advertising. . . Melbourne . 27 September 1913 . 2 February 2012 . 25 . 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, p43
  4. News: Lyric Theatre. . . Vic. . 4 October 1913 . 7 July 2015 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: The National. . . 1946 . Victoria, Australia . 4 October 1913 . 6 January 2024 . 2 . National Library of Australia.