The Cheaters (1930 film)
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The Cheaters is a 1930 Australia
n silent film
directed by Paulette McDonagh
and starring Isabel McDonagh (professionally known as Marie Lorraine
). Phyllis McDonagh worked as art director. The McDonagh sisters made a number of self-funded films together in the late 1920's and early 1930's.
National Film and Sound Archive comments: Filmed with a careful eye for detail on location in Sydney and at the McDonagh family home, Drummoyne House, the picture shows evidence of the McDonagh sisters' understanding of mood and atmosphere. This is one of Australia's major surviving silents. Completed as a silent in early 1929, the film was redone as a partial talkie because of distribution difficulties, and used sound on disc with some scenes re-shot. The film was redone again with an optical soundtrack on a Standardtone system.
Originally the film's length was 6000 feet plus, it survives at 6309 feet (94 mins. at 18 frame/s
).
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n silent film
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...
directed by Paulette McDonagh
Paulette McDonagh
Paulette de Vere McDonagh , was an Australian film director, who often worked in collaboration with her sisters Phyllis and Isabella.-Select Filmography:*The Mystery of the Hansom Cab - extra*Those Who Love...
and starring Isabel McDonagh (professionally known as 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...
). Phyllis McDonagh worked as art director. The McDonagh sisters made a number of self-funded films together in the late 1920's and early 1930's.
National Film and Sound Archive comments: Filmed with a careful eye for detail on location in Sydney and at the McDonagh family home, Drummoyne House, the picture shows evidence of the McDonagh sisters' understanding of mood and atmosphere. This is one of Australia's major surviving silents. Completed as a silent in early 1929, the film was redone as a partial talkie because of distribution difficulties, and used sound on disc with some scenes re-shot. The film was redone again with an optical soundtrack on a Standardtone system.
Originally the film's length was 6000 feet plus, it survives at 6309 feet (94 mins. at 18 frame/s
Frame rate
Frame rate is the frequency at which an imaging device produces unique consecutive images called frames. The term applies equally well to computer graphics, video cameras, film cameras, and motion capture systems...
).
Plot summary
An embezzler, Bill Marsh (Arthur Greenaway), works with his daughter Paula (Marie Lorraine), who serves as a bait, robbing wealthy people. Bill also seeks revenge on a businessman, John Travers (John Faulkner), but Paula falls in love with Travers' son Lee (Josef Bambach) and begins to have doubts about her life of crime.Cast
- Marie LorraineMarie LorraineIsabella 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...
(Isabel McDonagh) as Paula Marsh - Arthur Greenaway as Richard Marsh
- John FaulknerJohn Faulkner (actor)John Faulkner was a British-Australian inventor and actor of theatre and film. He appeared in two early vehicles for sports star Snowy Baker, The Enemy Within and The Lure of the Bush , as well as movies from directors Raymond Longford, Franklyn Barrett, Paulette McDonagh and Beaumont...
as John Travers - Josef Bambach as Lee Travers
- Nellie McNiven as Mrs. Hugh Nash
- Elaine de Chair as Louise Nash
- Frank Hawthorne as Keith Manion