Attack on the Gold Escort

Attack on the Gold Escort
Border Watch 13 Sept 1911
Starring"The Bohemians at Geelong"[1]
Production
company
Pathe Frere[2]
Release date
  • 19 June 1911 (1911-06-19)
[1]
CountryAustralia
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles
Alternative title shown in West Australian 7 Aug 1911

Attack on the Gold Escort is a 1911 Australian silent Western film which is considered lost. It was sometimes known as Captain Midnight, King of the Bushrangers, or Attack of the Gold Escort, or Captain Starlight's Attack on the Gold Escort.[3]

The film was called "an Exciting and Thrilling Reproduction of Australian Early Days. A vivid portrayal of bush adventure, acted by Australian artistes, amid Australian scenery" which was filmed "at the exact spot where the incident happened."[2] (This was Captain Starlight's attack.[4])

The movie is often confused with Captain Midnight, the Bush King and Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road. However it seems it was a separate, much shorter, movie than those (the tite change may have been to cash in on the success of Captain Midnight and Captain Starlight).[5]

Plot

The gold escort from the Bank of Australia is attacked by bushrangers. It is chased down Evandsford Hill.[6]

Production

According to one paper "it is stated that the film was taken by Pathe Freres' representative on the spot where the attack was made."[7]

Reception

The film made its debut on 19 June 1911 in Geelong.[1] It then played in Sydney[8] then throughout the country.[9][10][11]

The Kapunda Herald said the film "portrayed the terrors of the road, during the time when bushranging was rife, in a vivid and realistic manner."[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "EDISONIA PICTURES". Geelong Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 19 June 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Advertising". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 7 August 1911. p. 1. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. ^ "ENTERTAINMENTS". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 7 August 1911. p. 6. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ^ "ENTERTAINMENTS". The West Australian. Vol. XXVII, no. 7, 911. Western Australia. 8 August 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Attack on the Gold Escort at AustLit
  6. ^ "EDISONIA PICTURES". Geelong Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 21 June 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  7. ^ "ENTERTAINMENTS". The West Australian. Vol. XXVII, no. 7, 910. Western Australia. 7 August 1911. p. 6. Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "THE ALHAMBRA". Truth. No. 1040. New South Wales, Australia. 25 June 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 719. Queensland, Australia. 12 August 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "PADDINGTON PAVILION". The Telegraph. No. 12, 081. Queensland, Australia. 7 August 1911. p. 13 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Advertising". The Wooroora Producer. Vol. iii, no. 102. South Australia. 7 September 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "OLYMPIC PICTURES". Kapunda Herald. SA: National Library of Australia. 8 September 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 2 December 2014.


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