The Golden West (1911 film)

The Golden West is an Australian film directed by George Young set in the Australian goldfields. It is considered a lost film.

The Golden West
Directed byGeorge Young
CinematographyLacey Percival
Production
company
Australian Film Syndicate
Release date
27 March 1911
Running time
2,500 feet
CountryAustralia
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

Production

This was the first movie from the Australian Film Syndicate, which was formed in early 1911 with the financial backing of a draper, doctor and squatter from Goulburn. Their low-budget films were directed by George Young and their technical department was run by Jack Wainwright and Lacey Percival. The company ran out of a small studio and laboratory in North Sydney but did not last long due to poor financial returns for their movies.[1]

References

  1. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 16.


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