The Rebel (1915 film)

The Rebel
Poster from Tasmanian release of film
Directed by	J. E. Mathews
Written by	J. E. Mathews
Based on	story by James Bernard Fagan
Starring	Allen Doone
Cinematography	Maurice Bertel A. O. Segerberg
Production company	Mathews Photo-Play Company
Release date	26 June 1915 (1915-06-26)
Running time	5 reels
Country	Australia
Languages	Silent film English intertitles

The Rebel is a 1915 Australian silent film starring Allen Doone. It is considered a lost film.

Plot

The Irish rebel leader Jack Blake is arrested and thrown into gaol by the vindictive Englishman Captain Armstrong. Jack's girlfriend, Eileen, helps him escape and he kills Armstrong in a duel. Jack and Eileen flee to France.

Cast

• Allen Doone as Jack Blake
• Edna Keeley as Eileen McDermott
• Frank Cullinane as Squire McDermott
• Onslow Edgeworth as Captain Armstrong
• Percy Kehoe as Father Kelly

Production

This film was based on a stage show which had been performed on stage since November 1913 by Allen Doone.[1]

Raymond Longford claimed Allen Doone approached him to direct the film but that Australasian Films would not let the producers rent out their Rushcutters Bay Studio with Longford attached due to their clashes with Longford resulting from the exhibition of films such as The Silence of Dean Maitland; he was replaced by American John Matthews.[2][3]

It was shot in and around Sydney over six weeks from April to May 1915. The movie only received limited distribution.[4][5]

References

1. ""THE REBELS."". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 November 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 7 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
2. Graham Shirley and Brian Adams, Australian Cinema: The First Eighty Years, Currency Press 1989 p 36
3. "Bound printed copy of Minutes of Evidence of the Royal Commission on the Moving Picture Industry in Australia (one of two copies)". National Archives of Australia. NAA: A11636, 4/1. p. 145.
4. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 53
5. "ALLEN DOONE IN PICTURES". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 June 1915. p. 16. Retrieved 7 June 2012 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• The Rebel at IMDb
• The Rebel at National Film and Sound Archive