Circumstance (1922 film)

Circumstance is a 1922 Australian silent film directed by Lawson Harris.[4][5]

Circumstance
Directed byLawson Harris
Produced byLawson Harris
Written byLawson Harris
Yvonne Pavis
StarringLawson Harris
Yvonne Pavis
CinematographyArthur Higgins
Production
company
Austral Super Films
Distributed byAustral Super Films
Release date
3 June 1922[1][2]
Running time
five reels
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent film
English intertitles
Budgetless than £800[3]

Plot

A young woman is seduced and deserted by a man. She is rescued by a wealthy novelist, who wants to write a story about her life. The novelist's cousin proposes to the girl, only to realise she is the same girl he seduced and abandoned earlier in his life.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by two Americans, Lawson Harris and Yvonne Pavis. Harris came to Australia in 1920 to help Arthur Shirley make The Throwback and later ran an acting school. He was joined in 1922 by Pavis, who was an experienced Hollywood actor. Together they made three low budget feature films.[3][7]

Reception

The Sydney Truth said the film did "sensational" business in its first week.[8]

The film was profitable, due in part to its low cost.[3][9]

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References
  1. "AT THE APOLLO THEATRE". The Sun (1001). New South Wales, Australia. 4 June 1922. p. 20. Retrieved 18 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "HAYMARKET THEATRE". Truth (1691). New South Wales, Australia. 4 June 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 18 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 111-112.
  4. ""Circumstance."". Table Talk ([?]72). Victoria, Australia. 24 May 1923. p. 42. Retrieved 18 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. Everyones, Everyones Ltd, 1920, retrieved 18 June 2018
  6. "The PICTURE WORLD". Table Talk (3166). Victoria, Australia. 10 January 1929. p. 27. Retrieved 18 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. Everyones, Everyones Ltd, 1920, retrieved 18 June 2018
  8. "MUSIC AND DRAMA". Truth (1692). New South Wales, Australia. 11 June 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 18 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. Everyones, Everyones Ltd, 1920, retrieved 18 June 2018


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