The Man from Snowy River (1920 film)
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The Man from Snowy River is a 1920
film made in Australia
. The film was silent and filmed in black and white, and was based on the Banjo Paterson
poem of the same name.
The producer and director of the film was Beaumont Smith
, who also wrote the screenplay.
1920 in film
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
film made in Australia
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...
. The film was silent and filmed in black and white, and was based on the Banjo Paterson
Banjo Paterson
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, OBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood...
poem of the same name.
The producer and director of the film was Beaumont Smith
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...
, who also wrote the screenplay.
Cast
- Cyril Mackay
- Stella Southern
- Tal OrdellTal OrdellTalone Ordell , better known as Tal Ordel, was an Australian actor, writer and director. He worked extensively on stage and screen as an actor in the 1910s and 1920s, playing Dad Rudd twice for Raymond Longford and Dad Hayseed - a similar role - three times for Beaumont Smith. He turned director...
- Hedda Barr
- John CosgroveJohn Cosgrove (actor)John Cosgrove was an Australian actor, writer and director who worked in theatre and films during the silent era. He sometimes collaborated with Bland Holt....
- 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...