The Moira, or Mystery of the Bush
1912 Australian film
- 9 September 1912 (1912-09-09)[1]
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Moira, or The Mystery of the Bush is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe.[4]
It is considered a lost film.[5]
It may also be known as Call of the Bush.[6]
Charles Woods appeared as a lecturer accompanying the film.[7]
Plot
Some aboriginals steal a child in rural Australia. Fifteen years later the father of the girl discovers her although he does not know who she is at first. Eventually the two are reunited.[8]
Chapter headings:[9]
- blacks attack the camp
- murder
- kidnapped
- given up for dead
- beautiful white girl in the bush
- escape in the canoe
- Moira at the mining camp
- Ralph's return to Sydney
- meets with accident at Darling Point Road
- father and reunited
Cast
- Charles Villiers
References
- ^ "Advertising". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 4 September 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Advertising". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 14 August 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "WORLD-IN-MOTION". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 7 December 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 35
- ^ Vagg, S., & Reynaud, D. (2016). Alfred Rolfe: Forgotten pioneer Australian film director. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 10(2),184-198. doi:10.1080/17503175.2016.1170950
- ^ "CENTRAL PICTURES". Daily Herald. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 19 December 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Advertising". The Sun. No. 494. New South Wales, Australia. 15 September 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 5 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AMUSEMENTS". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 5 December 1912. p. 13. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Advertising". The Sun. No. 494. New South Wales, Australia. 15 September 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 31 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- The Moira, or Mystery of the Bush at IMDb
- The Moira, or Mystery of the Bush at AustLit
- Moira, or Mystery of the Bush at Ausstage
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Films directed by Alfred Rolfe
- Captain Midnight, the Bush King (1911)
- Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road (1911)
- The Life of Rufus Dawes (1911)
- Dan Morgan (1911)
- Moora Neeya, or The Message of the Spear (1911)
- The Lady Outlaw (1911)
- Mates from the Murrumbidgee (1911)
- In the Nick of Time (1911)
- Way Outback (1911)
- What Women Suffer (1911)
- The Cup Winner (1911)
- Caloola, or The Adventures of a Jackeroo (1911)
- The Miner's Curse (1911)
- King of the Coiners (1912)
- Do Men Love Women? (1912)
- The Sin of a Woman (1912)
- The Crime and the Criminal (1912)
- Cooee and the Echo (1912)
- The Love Tyrant (1912)
- The Cheat (1912)
- Won on the Post (1912)
- Whose Was the Hand? (1912)
- The Moira, or Mystery of the Bush (1912)
- The Day (1914)
- The Sunny South or The Whirlwind of Fate (1915)
- Will They Never Come? (1915)
- The Hero of the Dardanelles (1915)
- The Loyal Rebel (1915)
- How We Beat the Emden (1915)
- A Man - That's All (1916)
- For the Honour of Australia (1916)
- Cupid Camouflaged (1918)
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