Ernest Higgins

Ernest Henry Higgins (1871-1945) was an Australian cinematographer during the days of silent film. He was the brother of Arthur and Tasman Higgins. He shot the film The Throwback (1920) for director Arthur Shirley which resulted in Shirley unsuccessfully suing Higgins for breach of contract.[1]

For cyclist, see Ernest Higgins (cyclist).

Select filmography

• The Burns-Johnson Fight (1908)
• The Life and Adventures of John Vane, the Notorious Australian Bushranger (1910)
• Captain Midnight, the Bush King (1911)
• Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road (1911)
• The Life of Rufus Dawes (1911)
• Sweet Nell of Old Drury (1911)
• The Midnight Wedding (1912)
• Australia Calls (1913)
• A Long, Long Way to Tipperary (1914) – producer
• The Shepherd of the Southern Cross (1914)
• The Church and the Woman (1917)
• The Woman Suffers (1918)
• The Waybacks (1918)
• The Throwback (1920) (abandoned)
• East Lynne (1922)

References

1. "LAW REPORT". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 16 April 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

External links

• Ernest Higgins on IMDb
• Ernest Higgins at the National Film and Sound Archive
• Clip of Ernest Higgins on YouTube