The Crisis (1913 film)

The Crisis
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Written by W. J. Lincoln[1]
Based on the painting The Crisis by Frank Dicksee
Starring The Lincoln Cass Performers[2]
Cinematography Maurice Bertel
Production
company
Release date
 27 October 1913 (Melbourne)[3]
1 December 1913 (Sydney)[4]
Running time
 3,000 feet
Country Australia
Language Silent film
English intertitles

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.[5][6]

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.[5]

Cast

Plot

The Painting was purchased by the Melbourne Art Gallery in 1891.[8][9]

Reception

The Referee said the "scenic settings... are very fine including some effective seascapes."[7]

References

  1. ↑ Copyright registration for film at National Archives of Australia
  2. ↑ "Advertising". The Age (18, 327). Victoria, Australia. 13 December 1913. p. 22. Retrieved 3 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ Mary Bateman, 'Lincoln Cass Filmography', Cinema Papers, June–July 1980 p 175
  4. ↑ "Advertising". The Age (18, 315). Victoria, Australia. 29 November 1913. p. 22. Retrieved 3 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p45
  6. ↑ "MOVING PICTURES". The Referee. Sydney. 11 November 1914. p. 15. Retrieved 21 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. 1 2 "MOVING PICTURES". The Referee (1464). Sydney. 18 November 1914. p. 15. Retrieved 3 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "THE MELBOURNE NATIONAL GALLERY". The Argus (13, 995). Melbourne. 4 May 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "WHERE THE LONG LANE TURNS". The Age (29, 738). Victoria, Australia. 19 August 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 3 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.


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