Remorse, a Story of the Red Plague

Remorse, a Story of the Red Plague
Directed by J. E. Mathews
Starring Cyril Mackay
Cinematography Harry Krischok
Production
company
Mathews Photoplay Producing Company
Distributed by Co-Operative Film Exchange (NSW)
Release dates
 3 January 1917 (Adelaide)[1]
Running time
 4 reels
Country Australia
Language Silent film
English intertitles

Remorse, a Story of the Red Plague is a 1917 Australian silent film about a naive country boy who visits the big city and contracts syphilis. The movie is now considered a lost film.[2]

Plot

Jack Rundle (Cyril Mackay) works on a station and falls in love with Nellie Fallon, his father's ward, Nellie Fallon (Mabel Dyson). When he goes to the city on business he falls into bad company, contracts syphilis and returns home to find himself an outcast. Years later he finds his brother Ted has married Nellie. He then kills himself.

Production

The film was shot in Adelaide, using pupils from Mathews' acting school.[3]

Release

There was some doubt over whether the movie would be released. But the South Australian censor passed it because they regarded it as having a moral message, although children under sixteen were not admitted.[4] Public response was very strong.[5][6]

The film was originally banned in New South Wales by the censor but this was overturned on appeal.[2]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Advertising.". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 30 December 1916. p. 6. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 67
  3. ↑ "Advertising.". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 30 September 1916. p. 8. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. ↑ ""REMORSE.".". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 23 December 1916. p. 8. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  5. ↑ R.J. Noye, 'Silent Films Made in South Australia'
  6. ↑ ""REMORSE.".". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 6 January 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 10 July 2012.


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