Trooper O'Brien
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Trooper O'Brien is a 1928 Australian silent film from the team of John
and Agnes Gavin
. It was a convict-era
melodrama about an orphaned girl raised by a policeman in the bush.
Violet Ellis and Will Harris played comic aboriginal characters.
This was John Gavin's last film as director.
John Gavin (director)
John F. Gavin, born as John Francis Henry Gavin was an Australian film director, who was one of the early film makers of the 1910s. He was born and died in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and was also known by the nickname "Jack"....
and Agnes Gavin
Agnes Gavin
Agnes Gavin was an Australian actor and screenwriter of the silent era, who worked in collaboration with her husband John Gavin. She wrote the majority of his films and was arguably the first specialist screenwriter in the history of the Australian film industry.She and her husband were best known...
. It was a convict-era
Convicts in Australia
During the late 18th and 19th centuries, large numbers of convicts were transported to the various Australian penal colonies by the British government. One of the primary reasons for the British settlement of Australia was the establishment of a penal colony to alleviate pressure on their...
melodrama about an orphaned girl raised by a policeman in the bush.
Violet Ellis and Will Harris played comic aboriginal characters.
This was John Gavin's last film as director.
Cast
- John GavinJohn Gavin (director)John F. Gavin, born as John Francis Henry Gavin was an Australian film director, who was one of the early film makers of the 1910s. He was born and died in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and was also known by the nickname "Jack"....
as Trooper O'Brien - Merle Ridgeway
- Gordon CollingridgeGordon CollingridgeGordon Collingridge was an Australian actor during the silent film era. He played many matinee idol type roles, most notably opposite Louise Lovely in Jewelled Nights .-Selected filmography:*Circumstance *Prehistoric Hayseeds...
- Sybil Atholwood as Mrs Alston Jnr
External links
- Trooper O'Brien 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...