Daughter of the East
Encyclopedia
Daughter of the East, also known as 'The Boy of the Dardanelles', is a 1924 Australian silent film
about an Englishman who falls in love with an Greek girl, who is kidnapped by a Turkish pasha just before World War I
. He ends up taking part in the Gallipoli Campaign.
The film was financed by Adam Tavlradi, a Greek cafe owner keep to show a film demonstrating the contribution of Greeks to the British war effort. Only portions of the movie survive.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
about an Englishman who falls in love with an Greek girl, who is kidnapped by a Turkish pasha just before World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He ends up taking part in the Gallipoli Campaign.
The film was financed by Adam Tavlradi, a Greek cafe owner keep to show a film demonstrating the contribution of Greeks to the British war effort. Only portions of the movie survive.
External links
- Daughter of the East at 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...
- Beyond the Rolling Wave: A History of Greek Settlement in New South Wales - an article for the NSW Heritage Office mentioning Adam Tavlaridi