Ben Hall and His Gang
| Ben Hall and his Gang | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Gavin |
| Produced by |
Herbert Finlay Stanley Crick |
| Written by | Agnes Gavin[1] |
| Starring |
John Gavin Agnes Gavin |
| Cinematography | Herbert Finlay |
Production company |
Crick and Finlay |
Release dates | 30 January 1911[2] |
Running time | 3,600 feet[3] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | Silent |
Ben Hall and his Gang is a 1911 film about the bushranger Ben Hall, played by John Gavin, who also directed. It is considered a lost film.
Plot
The adventures of bushranger Ben Hall, including:
- Ben Hall's home.
- My Child! My Child! You Have No Mother
- Ben Gambling to Forget his Sorrows.
- Ben Hall arrested.
- His First Crime.
- Ben Hall's sensational escape from Bathurst Gaol.
- Sticking up three police disguised as shearers.
- Ben Hall's first robbery under arms.
- Sticking up the Eugowra Mail.
- Black Bob shot.
- The Trooper's leap for life.
- Hall meeting his false friend.
- The Wages of Sin.[4][5]
Cast
The characters included:[6]
- Ben Hall
- Gilbert
- Vane
- O'Meally
- Dunne
Production
This was the first film Gavin made for the producing team of Stanley Crick and Herbert Finlay after ending his association with H. A. Forsyth and Southern Cross Film Enterprises. Gavin publicly announced he had left Southern Cross in advertising for the film. [7]
Crick and Finlay were based out of offices at 75 York St Sydney.[8]
Reception
The film performed well at the box office.[9][10]
Gavin went on to make three more films for Crick and Finlay (Frank Gardiner, the King of the Road (1911), Keane of Kalgoorlie (1911), The Assigned Servant (1911)), and one for their new company, the Australian Photo-Play Company (The Mark of the Lash (1911)).[11]
References
- ↑ "Advertising.". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 18 January 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "Advertising.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 1 February 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ "SUMMARY.". The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. NSW: National Library of Australia. 4 March 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ "AMUSEMENTS." Barrier Miner (Broken Hill) 16 Mar 1911: 3 accessed 26 November 2011
- ↑ "Advertising.". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 14 March 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ "Advertising.". Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 1 February 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Advertising.". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 4 January 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "GENERAL GOSSIP.". Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 15 February 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "THIELE'S PICTURES.". Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 19 February 1911. p. 11. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Film Theatres and Players.". Sydney Mail (NSW : 1912 - 1938). NSW: National Library of Australia. 16 May 1928. p. 24. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 12.