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The Squatter and the Clown

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The Squatter and the Clown
Bendigo Advertiser 17 Feb 1913
Directed byE. I. Cole
StarringBohemian Dramatic Company[2]
Production
company
Australian Biograph[3]
Release date
  • 17 July 1911 (1911-07-17)[1]
CountryAustralia
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

The Squatter and the Clown is a 1911 Australian silent film.[4] It was one of a series of films made by Edward Irham Cole's Bohemian Dramatic Company.[5]

It is considered a lost film.

Plot

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According to a contemporary report "this is said to be a typical story, of the bush, telling the touching story, of a strolling player's devotion to his wife. The play is produced in 15 scenes."[6]

Release

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In New Zealand the film was described as a "New Zealand bush drama".[7]

The Adelaide Advertiser called it a "dramatic film of high merit."[8]

In 1913 a number of Bohemian Pictures filmed screened on the one program.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "ALHAMBRA THEATRE". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 15 July 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Advertising". Bendigo Advertiser. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 15 February 1913. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Advertising". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 August 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. ^ "AMUSEMENTS". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 18 August 1911. p. 12. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  5. ^ "BOHEMIAN PICTURE PLAYS". The Bendigo Independent. No. 13, 133. Victoria, Australia. 15 February 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "The Border Watch,". The Border Watch. Mount Gambier, SA: National Library of Australia. 16 September 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  7. ^ Page 12 Advertisements Column 6 Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 167, 15 July 1911, Page 12. Retrieved 5 December 2014
  8. ^ "AMUSEMENTS". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 August 1911. p. 11. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  9. ^ "BOHEMIAN PICTURE PLAYS". The Bendigo Independent. No. 13, 133. Victoria, Australia. 15 February 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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