| Taking his Chance | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Raymond Longford |
| Written by | Raymond Longford |
| Based on | poem by Henry Lawson |
| Starring | Lottie Lyell |
| Cinematography | Higgins brothers |
Production company | Higgins-Longford Films[1] |
Release date |
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| Country | Australia |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Taking his Chance is a 1914 film from director Raymond Longford based on a poem by Henry Lawson.[2] It was one of two short films Longford made from poems by Lawson, the other being Trooper Campbell.[3]
References
- ↑ "Raymond Longford", Cinema Papers, January 1974 p51
- ↑ "THE GIRL AND THE BUSHRANGER". The Farmer and Settler (Sydney, NSW : 1906 – 1957). Sydney, NSW. 19 May 1914. p. 7. Retrieved 1 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Story of g Lost Industry Australia Once Made Films", The bulletin. (Vol. 79 No. 4096 (13 Aug 1958)), nla.obj-702805906, retrieved 7 January 2024 – via Trove
- ↑ Eric Reade, History and heartburn: the saga of Australian film, 1896-1978, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1979 p13
External links
- Taking his Chance at IMDb
- Full text of poem
- Taking his Chance at AustLit
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