Joe (1924 film)
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Joe is a 1924 Australian film comedy from director Beaumont Smith
based on the stories of Henry Lawson
. It was the film debut of Marie Lorraine
, one of the famous McDonagh sisters.
Beaumont Smith
Frank Beaumont Smith , was an Australian film director, producer and exhibitor, best known for making low-budget comedies. After a career in theatre production, including managing a midget circus, he made his first film in 1917, Our Friends, the Hayseeds. He went on to become one of the most...
based on the stories of Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer"...
. It was the film debut of Marie Lorraine
Marie Lorraine
Isabella Mercia McDonagh , also known as Marie Lorraine, was an Australian actor who often worked in collaboration with her sisters Paulette and Phyllis.-Select Filmography:*Joe *Those Who Love...
, one of the famous McDonagh sisters.