Alfred Rolfe (director)
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Alfred Rolfe was an Australian film director and actor. He was the son-in-law of Alfred Dampier
and husband to Lily Dampier
. His first three films were made for Charles Cozens Spencer
then he went to work for Stanley Crick
at the Australian Photo-Play Company.
Alfred Dampier
Alfred Dampier was an English-born actor-managerand playwright, active in Australia. Dampier was born in Horsham, Sussex, England, the son of John Dampier, builder, and his wife Mary, née Daly.. Dampier had a stage career in Manchester before moving to Melbourne, Australia in 1873. Dampier soon...
and husband to Lily Dampier
Lily Dampier
Lily Dampier was an Australian actor of stage and screen. She was the daughter of Alfred Dampier and married to Alfred Rolfe. An earlier marriage had ended in divorce.-Select Filmography:*Captain Midnight, the Bush King...
. His first three films were made for Charles Cozens Spencer
Charles Cozens Spencer
Charles Cozens Spencer was a British-born film exhibitor and producer, who was a significant figure in the early years of the Australian film industry.-Biography:...
then he went to work for Stanley Crick
Stanley Crick
Stanley Sadler Crick was an Australian film producer, distributor and politician. He managed Fox Film Corporation's Australian operation from 191 to 1938 and served as Lord Mayor of Sydney from 1940 to 1942.-External links:...
at the Australian Photo-Play Company.
Select Filmography
- Captain Midnight, the Bush KingCaptain Midnight, the Bush KingCaptain Midnight, the Bush King is a 1911 Australian silent film about the fictitious bushranger Captain Midnight which was the directorial debut of actor Alfred Rolfe.-Synopsis:...
(1911) - Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the RoadCaptain Starlight, or Gentleman of the RoadCaptain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road is a 1911 Australian silent film about the bushranger Captain Starlight. It was based on Alfred Dampier's stage adaptation of the novel Robbery Under Arms.-Stage Adaptation:...
(1911) - The Life of Rufus DawesThe Life of Rufus DawesThe Life of Rufus Dawes is a 1911 Australian silent film based on Alfred Dampier's stage adaptation of the novel For the Term of His Natural Life.-Synopsis:The film was divided into sections:...
(1911) - Moora Neya, or The Message of the SpearMoora Neya, or The Message of the SpearMoora Neya, or the Message of the Spear is a 1911 Australian silent film. It is a melodrama set in the Australian bush....
(1911) - The Lady OutlawThe Lady OutlawThe Lady Outlaw is a 1911 Australian silent film set in Van Diemen's Land during convict days. It is a melodrama about a woman who follows her lover when he is transported to Hobart....
(1911) - Mates of the MurrumbidgeeMates of the MurrumbidgeeMates of the Murrumbidgee is a 1911 Australian silent film. It is a melodrama about men who live near the Murrumbidgee River that wind up fighting in the Second Boer War and participate in the charge by New South Wales Lancers....
(1911) - In the Nick of TimeIn the Nick of Time (1911 film)In the Nick of Time is a 1911 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe....
(1911) - Way OutbackWay OutbackWay Outback is a 1911 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. A 'bush romance', it is considered a lost film....
(1911) - What Women SufferWhat Women SufferWhat Women Suffer is a 1911 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. It is a Victorian melodrama, complete with a climax where a little child is placed on a moving sawbench. -Cast:*Alfred Rolfe*Ethel Phillips*Stanley Walpole*Charles Villiers...
(1911) - The Cup WinnerThe Cup WinnerThe Cup Winner is a 1911 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. It is set against a backdrop of horseracing and the finale involves real footage from the 1911 Melbourne Cup....
(1911) - Caloola, or The Adventures of a JackerooCaloola, or The Adventures of a JackerooCaloola, or The Adventures of a Jackeroo is a 1911 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. The plot concerns a woman who is abducted by a tribe of Australian aborigines....
(1911) - The Miner's CurseThe Miner's CurseThe Miner's Curse is a 1911 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe set during the Gold Rush....
(1911) - King of the CoinersKing of the CoinersKing of the Coiners is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe about a police sergeant who doubles as the head of a gang of counterfeiters....
(1912) - Do Men Love Women?Do Men Love Women?Do Men Love Women? is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. The finale featured a railway collision....
(1912) - The Sin of a WomanThe Sin of a WomanThe Sin of a Woman is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. Not much is known about it apart from the fact it stars regular Rolfe collaborator, Charles Villiers....
(1912) - The Crime and the CriminalThe Crime and the CriminalThe Crime and the Criminal is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. It features the same railway collision as the climax in Do Men Love Women? ....
(1912) - Cooee and the EchoCooee and the EchoCooee and the Echo is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe about a young miner seeking to avenge the death of his brother....
(1912) - The Love TyrantThe Love TyrantThe Love Tyrant is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. Little is known about the story and it is a lost film....
(1912) - The CheatThe Cheat (1912 film)The Cheat is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. It is about an Englishman wrongly accused of a crime who gets a job on a station and romances the squatter's daughter....
(1912) - Won on the PostWon on the PostWon on the Post is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe set against a backdrop of horseracing....
(1912) - Whose Was the Hand?Whose Was the Hand?Whose Was the Hand? is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. It is a detective drama about the conviction of an innocent man....
(1912) - The Moira, or Mystery of the BushThe Moira, or Mystery of the BushMoira, or The Mystery of the Bush is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe....
(1912) - The DayThe Day (1914 film)The Day is a 1914 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. It is a propaganda film about German brutality in Europe during World War I.-External links:*...
(1914) - The Hero of the DardanellesThe Hero of the DardanellesThe Hero of the Dardanelles is a 1915 Australian film directed by Alfred Rolfe, made as a patriotic war recruiting film. Will Brown enlists in the Australian Army after the outbreak of the World War I...
(1915) - The Sunny South or The Whirlwind of FateThe Sunny South or The Whirlwind of FateThe Sunny South, or the Whirlwind of Fate is a 1915 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe based on the popular play by George Darrell....
(1915) - The Loyal RebelThe Loyal RebelThe Loyal Rebel is a 1915 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe set against the background of the Eureka Rebellion.-External links:* at National Film and Sound Archive...
(1915) - How We Fought the EmdenHow We Fought the EmdenHow We Fought the Emden is a 1915 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe about the Battle of Cocos during World War I.-External links:* at National Film and Sound Archive...
(1915) - Cupid CamouflagedCupid CamouflagedCupid Camouflaged is a 1918 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. It is a high society melodrama. The film was made to aid fund raising for the Red Cross.-External links:* at National Film and Sound Archive...
(1918)
External links
- Alfred Rolfe at the National Film and Sound ArchiveNational Film and Sound ArchiveThe National Film and Sound Archive is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items...