The Rebel (1915 film)

The Rebel is a 1915 Australian silent film starring Allen Doone.

The Rebel
Poster from Tasmanian release of film
Directed byJ. E. Mathews
Written byJ. E. Mathews
Based onstory by James Bernard Fagan
StarringAllen Doone
CinematographyMaurice Bertel
A. O. Segerberg
Production
company
Mathews Photo-Play Company
Release date
26 June 1915
Running time
5 reels
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent film
English intertitles

It is considered a lost film.

Plot

Irish rebel leader Jack Blake is arrested and thrown into gaol by vindictive Englishman Captain Armstrong. Jack's girlfriend, Eileen, helps him escape and he kills Armstrong in a duel. Jack and Eileen flee to France.

Cast
  • Allen Doone as Jack Blake
  • Edna Keeley as Eileen McDermott
  • Frank Cullinane as Squire McDermott
  • Onslow Edgeworth as Captain Armstrong
  • Percy Kehoe as Father Kelly

Production

This film was based on a stage show which had been performed on stage since November 1913 by Allen Doone.[1]

Raymond Longford claimed he was meant to direct the film but that Australasian Films would not let the producers rent out their Rushcutters Bay Studio with Longford attached; he was replaced by American John Matthews.[2]

It was shot in and around Sydney over six weeks from April to May 1915. The movie only received limited distribution.[3][4]

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References
  1. ""THE REBELS."". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 24 November 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  2. Graham Shirley and Brian Adams, Australian Cinema: The First Eighty Years, Currency Press 1989 p 36
  3. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 53
  4. "ALLEN DOONE IN PICTURES". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 5 June 1915. p. 16. Retrieved 7 June 2012.


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