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'''''The Hero of the Dardanelles''''' is a 1915 [[Australia]]n film directed by [[Alfred Rolfe]], made as a patriotic war recruiting film. |
'''''The Hero of the Dardanelles''''' is a 1915 [[Australia]]n film directed by [[Alfred Rolfe]], made as a patriotic war recruiting film. |
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Will Brown ([[Guy Hastings]]) enlists in the Australian Army after the outbreak of [[World War I]]. He goes through training at Liverpool, near Sydney, and encourages other men to join up, arguing with a pacifist. Before leaving Australia, he proposes to Lily Branton (Loma Rossmore). Arriving in Egypt, he prepares for action, in the first wave ashore at Gallipoli on 25 April 1925. Will fights a Turkish sniper hand to hand and drowns him. He returns him wounded and marries Lily. The film ends with a fall for Australian men to enlist. |
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The movie was the first feature from [[Australasian Films]] since 1912, although they had made newsreels and short films during that time. It was a sequel to ''[[Will they Never Come?]]'' (1915), using many of the same cast and crew.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1522698 |title=AID TO RECRUITING. |newspaper=[[The_Argus_(Australia)|The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956)]] |location=Melbourne, Vic. |date=8 June 1915 |accessdate=30 March 2012 |page=10 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It too was made with the co-operation of the Department of Defence.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15595762 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=[[Sydney_morning_herald|The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)]] |location=NSW |date=21 July 1915 |accessdate=30 March 2012 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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The landing at [[Gallipoli]] was restaged with real troops at Tamarama Beach in [[Sydney]]. |
The landing at [[Gallipoli]] was restaged with real troops at Tamarama Beach in [[Sydney]]. |
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Revision as of 08:43, 30 March 2012
| The Hero of the Dardanelles | |
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| Directed by | Alfred Rolfe |
| Written by | Phillip Gell Loris Brown |
| Starring | Guy Hastings Loma Rossmore |
Production company | |
Release date | 1915 |
Running time | 59 minutes (4,000 feet) |
| Country | Template:FilmAustralia |
| Language | English |
The Hero of the Dardanelles is a 1915 Australian film directed by Alfred Rolfe, made as a patriotic war recruiting film.
Plot
Will Brown (Guy Hastings) enlists in the Australian Army after the outbreak of World War I. He goes through training at Liverpool, near Sydney, and encourages other men to join up, arguing with a pacifist. Before leaving Australia, he proposes to Lily Branton (Loma Rossmore). Arriving in Egypt, he prepares for action, in the first wave ashore at Gallipoli on 25 April 1925. Will fights a Turkish sniper hand to hand and drowns him. He returns him wounded and marries Lily. The film ends with a fall for Australian men to enlist.
Production
The movie was the first feature from Australasian Films since 1912, although they had made newsreels and short films during that time. It was a sequel to Will they Never Come? (1915), using many of the same cast and crew.[1] It too was made with the co-operation of the Department of Defence.[2]
The landing at Gallipoli was restaged with real troops at Tamarama Beach in Sydney.
The original film ran for approximately 4,000 feet (59 minutes at 18 frames per second), but only 858 feet (13 min.) survives from the early part of the film.
Cast
- Guy Hastings as William Brown
- Loma Rossmore as Lily Brunton
- C. Throoby as Mr. Brown
- Ruth Wainwright as Mrs. Brown
- Fred Francis as Gordon Brown
References
- ^ "AID TO RECRUITING". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 8 June 1915. p. 10. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 21 July 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- Murray, Scott (1994). Australian Cinema. St.Leonards, NSW.: Allen & Unwin/AFC. p. 259. ISBN 1-86373-311-6.
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External links
- The Hero of the Dardanelles at IMDb
- The Hero of the Dardanelles at the Australian screen
- The Hero of the Dardanelles at the NFSA