The Ticket of Leave Man (1912 film)

The Ticket of Leave Man
Directed by Gaston Mervale
Starring Louise Lovely
Production
company
Release date
7 November 1912
Running time
4,100 feet[1]
Country Australia
Language Silent film
English intertitles

The Ticket of Leave Man is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Gaston Mervale starring Louise Lovely.

Plot

John Galloway serves time in prison and gets his ticket of leave. He rescues Lady Northon from some roadside ruffians, and her belief in him encourages him to reform. However his old associates, led by Yellow Rose, are keen to get him to participate in a bank robbery. John refuses, the robbery goes ahead and Yellow Rose hides some stolen papers. John is blamed and the gang's hiding place is raided. John manages to escape the police, clear his name and reunite with Lady Norton.[2][3]

Production

The film was the last production of the Australian Life Biograph Company and was likely made prior to May 1912 when the company shut down.[4]

The movie is not an adaptation of the highly popular play by Tom Taylor with the same name.[5]

References

  1. "Advertising". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 22 May 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. "LYRIC THEATRE". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 5 May 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  3. "TOWN HALL". Albany Advertiser. WA: National Library of Australia. 28 June 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  4. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p35
  5. "AMUSEMENTS". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 31 August 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2012.


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