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The Crisis is an Australian melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln. It was inspired by a painting, The Crisis by Frank Dicksee, and is considered a lost film.

Plot

Nellie Owen is happily married to fisherman John, with whom she has a child, until a philanderer, Frank, convinces her that her husband is unfaithful. She runs away to the city with Frank, where she assists him extracting money from the rich in society, but after a while is consumed by guilt and wants to return home. After an argument with Frank, she arrives in time to help nurse her sick child through a serious illness, and is reunited with her forgiving husband.

Cast

• Roy Redgrave
• George Bryant
• Beryl Bryant
• Tom Cannam
• Kathleen Lindgren

Plot

The painting was purchased by the Melbourne Art Gallery in 1891.

Reception

The Referee said the "scenic settings ... are very fine including some effective seascapes."

References

1. Mary Bateman, 'Lincoln Cass Filmography', Cinema Papers, June–July 1980 p. 175
2. "Advertising". The Age. No. 18, 315. Victoria, Australia. 29 November 1913. p. 22. Retrieved 3 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "POVERTY POINT Thoel & Thandon DRY IMPERIAL CHAMPAGNE Exquisite", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 3 August 1922, nla.obj-680199261, retrieved 19 July 2024 – via Trove
4. Copyright registration for film at National Archives of Australia
5. "Advertising". The Age. No. 18, 327. Victoria, Australia. 13 December 1913. p. 22. Retrieved 3 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
6. ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p45
7. "MOVING PICTURES". The Referee. Sydney. 11 November 1914. p. 15. Retrieved 21 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
8. ^ "MOVING PICTURES". The Referee. No. 1464. Sydney. 18 November 1914. p. 15. Retrieved 3 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
9. "THE MELBOURNE NATIONAL GALLERY". The Argus. No. 13, 995. Melbourne. 4 May 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
10. "WHERE THE LONG LANE TURNS". The Age. No. 29, 738. Victoria, Australia. 19 August 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 3 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• The Crisis at National Film and Sound Archive
• The Crisis at AustLit
• The Crisis at IMDb

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