264:
Miss
Margaret Linden's Nurse Cavell is a sympathetic study, although her face is marred somewhat by the heavy make-up used about the eyes. Miss Agnes Keogh, as Nita Devereux, has a fine screen presence, and acts in a convincingly natural manner.... Mr Arthur Styan... appears to advantage as Lieut. Karl; Mr Fred Kehoe as General von Bissing generally does well; Mr Stewart Garner looks capably alert as Captain Devereux, the Belgian attache, and Frank Cullinan as the priest supports Nurse Cavell in her hour of trial with befitting solemnity.
238:
In this relatively short space of time the producer had to prepare the scenarios, assemble his company, arrange for locations, scenery, costumes, etc., and direct the picture. It was not until the
Wednesday that a start was actually made with the camera, and on the following Saturday afternoon the
263:
In view of such hurried work, it is a tribute to all concerned that so good a picture was turned out. The story is interesting, and the photography, with the exception of one or two sections, excellent. The cast which interprets Mr
Lincoln's story is more than equal to the demands made upon it...
487:
Marsden, Ralph. 'The Old Tin Shed in
Exhibition Street': The J. C. Williamson Studio, Melbourne's Forgotten Film Factory . Metro Magazine: Media & Education Magazine, No. 157, 2008: 144-153. Availability:
286:, who took legal action against Lincoln. This led to the film having to be advertised with the disclaimer "patrons are reminded that this picture is in no way connected with any other bearing the same name."
621:
834:
964:
979:
690:
698:
665:
969:
901:
706:
324:
268:
The film appears to have been reasonably successful at the box office as a sequel was being prepared within two weeks of its release.
989:
877:
627:
974:
328:
754:
584:
278:
28:
228:
885:
802:
738:
658:
893:
762:
722:
746:
984:
818:
489:
909:
714:
515:
291:
810:
651:
434:
826:
730:
462:
378:
283:
406:
345:
234:
W. J. Lincoln later claimed the film took one week from starting to write the story until screening:
105:
959:
936:
770:
850:
786:
191:
In an
English garden, a Belgian officer meets a ward of an old clergyman friend of Edith Cavell.
17:
497:
616:
493:
252:
called the film "an attraction of exceptional merit... the story is faithfully portrayed".
543:
239:
film was ready for the various mechanical processes necessary to complete its preparation.
88:
953:
928:
675:
163:
70:
60:
50:
204:
167:
21:
632:
794:
147:
579:
510:
457:
373:
643:
538:
429:
401:
340:
180:
490:
http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=519108300276483;res=IELAPA
869:
778:
610:
638:
647:
567:
Australian Film 1900โ1977: A Guide to
Feature Film Production
276:
There had been a rival
Australian film on the same subject,
16:
This article is about the 1916 film. For the 1939 film, see
231:
studios in
Melbourne. It was shot 16โ19 February 1916.
162:
is a 1916 Australian feature-length film directed by
920:
861:
682:
143:
135:
112:
94:
84:
76:
66:
56:
46:
41:
569:, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p60
659:
438:. Vic. 4 March 1916. p. 2 Edition: DAILY
410:. Vic. 1 March 1916. p. 5 Edition: DAILY
8:
227:The movie was independently produced at the
666:
652:
644:
596:– via National Library of Australia.
555:– via National Library of Australia.
527:– via National Library of Australia.
474:– via National Library of Australia.
446:– via National Library of Australia.
418:– via National Library of Australia.
390:– via National Library of Australia.
357:– via National Library of Australia.
194:Eventually Cavell is executed for spying.
38:
835:The Life's Romance of Adam Lindsay Gordon
466:. Melbourne. 23 February 1916. p. 10
170:during World War I. It was also known as
368:
366:
364:
483:
481:
304:
289:Lincoln responded by making a sequel,
588:. Melbourne. 8 March 1916. p. 12
382:. Melbourne. 1 March 1916. p. 12
7:
519:. Adelaide. 29 March 1916. p. 2
544:Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909โ1954)
215:Stewart Garner as Captain Devereaux
14:
965:Australian black-and-white films
980:Films directed by W. J. Lincoln
878:Captain Midnight, the Bush King
628:National Film and Sound Archive
311:Mary Bateman, 'W. J. Lincoln',
547:. Qld. 5 April 1916. p. 1
329:National Archives of Australia
325:Copyright registration of film
1:
970:Australian silent short films
565:Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper,
279:The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell
29:The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell
691:It Is Never Too Late to Mend
209:Arthur Styan as Captain Karl
699:The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
1006:
902:Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford
349:. 17 March 1916. p. 2
121:21 February 1916
26:
15:
229:J. C. Williamson Ltd
106:J. C. Williamson Ltd
707:The Luck of Roaring Camp
27:Not to be confused with
166:about the execution of
990:1910s Australian films
430:"A HISTORICAL PICTURE"
315:, JuneโJuly 1980 p 214
266:
241:
975:Lost Australian films
261:
236:
20:. For the nurse, see
862:Films as writer only
435:Warrnambool Standard
407:The Ballarat Courier
346:The Brisbane Courier
36:1916 Australian film
937:The Power of Wealth
771:The Sick Stockrider
458:"THE PICTURE SHOWS"
374:"THE PICTURE SHOWS"
282:(1916) directed by
212:Agnes Keogh as Nita
203:Margaret Linden as
179:It is considered a
151:English intertitles
787:The Remittance Man
402:"PATHE'S PICTURES"
18:Nurse Edith Cavell
947:
946:
755:Breaking the News
683:Films as director
580:"CINEMA PICTURES"
155:
154:
997:
886:Within Our Gates
803:The Road to Ruin
739:The Double Event
668:
661:
654:
645:
598:
597:
595:
593:
576:
570:
563:
557:
556:
554:
552:
535:
529:
528:
526:
524:
507:
501:
485:
476:
475:
473:
471:
454:
448:
447:
445:
443:
426:
420:
419:
417:
415:
398:
392:
391:
389:
387:
370:
359:
358:
356:
354:
337:
331:
322:
316:
309:
128:
126:
103:Cinema Films Ltd
39:
1005:
1004:
1000:
999:
998:
996:
995:
994:
985:1916 lost films
950:
949:
948:
943:
921:Plays as writer
916:
857:
750:(lost, c. 1911)
678:
672:
607:
602:
601:
591:
589:
578:
577:
573:
564:
560:
550:
548:
537:
536:
532:
522:
520:
511:"STAR PICTURES"
509:
508:
504:
486:
479:
469:
467:
456:
455:
451:
441:
439:
428:
427:
423:
413:
411:
400:
399:
395:
385:
383:
372:
371:
362:
352:
350:
339:
338:
334:
323:
319:
310:
306:
301:
274:
246:
225:
200:
189:
150:
131:
124:
122:
115:
108:
104:
99:
97:
80:Margaret Linden
37:
32:
25:
12:
11:
5:
1003:
1001:
993:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
952:
951:
945:
944:
942:
941:
933:
924:
922:
918:
917:
915:
914:
906:
898:
894:Within the Law
890:
882:
874:
865:
863:
859:
858:
856:
855:
847:
839:
831:
823:
815:
807:
799:
791:
783:
775:
767:
763:Rip Van Winkle
759:
751:
743:
735:
727:
723:The Lost Chord
719:
711:
703:
695:
686:
684:
680:
679:
673:
671:
670:
663:
656:
648:
642:
641:
630:
619:
606:
605:External links
603:
600:
599:
571:
558:
530:
502:
477:
449:
421:
393:
360:
332:
317:
303:
302:
300:
297:
273:
270:
255:The Melbourne
245:
242:
224:
221:
220:
219:
216:
213:
210:
207:
199:
196:
188:
185:
153:
152:
145:
141:
140:
137:
133:
132:
130:
129:
118:
116:
113:
110:
109:
102:
100:
95:
92:
91:
89:Maurice Bertel
86:
85:Cinematography
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
68:
64:
63:
58:
54:
53:
48:
44:
43:
35:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1002:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
957:
955:
939:
938:
934:
931:
930:
929:The Bush King
926:
925:
923:
919:
912:
911:
907:
904:
903:
899:
896:
895:
891:
888:
887:
883:
880:
879:
875:
872:
871:
867:
866:
864:
860:
853:
852:
848:
845:
844:
840:
837:
836:
832:
829:
828:
824:
821:
820:
816:
813:
812:
808:
805:
804:
800:
797:
796:
792:
789:
788:
784:
781:
780:
776:
773:
772:
768:
765:
764:
760:
757:
756:
752:
749:
748:
747:After Sundown
744:
741:
740:
736:
733:
732:
728:
725:
724:
720:
717:
716:
712:
709:
708:
704:
701:
700:
696:
693:
692:
688:
687:
685:
681:
677:
676:W. J. Lincoln
674:The works of
669:
664:
662:
657:
655:
650:
649:
646:
640:
636:
635:
631:
629:
625:
624:
620:
618:
614:
613:
609:
608:
604:
587:
586:
581:
575:
572:
568:
562:
559:
546:
545:
540:
539:"Advertising"
534:
531:
518:
517:
512:
506:
503:
499:
495:
491:
484:
482:
478:
465:
464:
459:
453:
450:
437:
436:
431:
425:
422:
409:
408:
403:
397:
394:
381:
380:
375:
369:
367:
365:
361:
348:
347:
342:
341:"Advertising"
336:
333:
330:
326:
321:
318:
314:
313:Cinema Papers
308:
305:
298:
296:
294:
293:
287:
285:
281:
280:
271:
269:
265:
260:
258:
253:
251:
243:
240:
235:
232:
230:
222:
218:Fred Camborne
217:
214:
211:
208:
206:
202:
201:
197:
195:
192:
186:
184:
182:
177:
175:
174:
169:
165:
164:W. J. Lincoln
161:
160:
149:
146:
142:
138:
134:
120:
119:
117:
111:
107:
101:
93:
90:
87:
83:
79:
75:
72:
71:W. J. Lincoln
69:
65:
62:
61:W. J. Lincoln
59:
55:
52:
51:W. J. Lincoln
49:
45:
40:
34:
30:
23:
19:
935:
927:
908:
900:
892:
884:
876:
868:
849:
843:Nurse Cavell
842:
841:
833:
825:
819:The Reprieve
817:
809:
801:
793:
785:
777:
769:
761:
753:
745:
737:
729:
721:
713:
705:
697:
689:
634:Nurse Cavell
633:
623:Nurse Cavell
622:
612:Nurse Cavell
611:
590:. Retrieved
583:
574:
566:
561:
549:. Retrieved
542:
533:
521:. Retrieved
516:Daily Herald
514:
505:
468:. Retrieved
461:
452:
440:. Retrieved
433:
424:
412:. Retrieved
405:
396:
384:. Retrieved
377:
351:. Retrieved
344:
335:
320:
312:
307:
290:
288:
277:
275:
272:Legal action
267:
262:
259:wrote that:
256:
254:
250:Daily Herald
249:
247:
237:
233:
226:
205:Edith Cavell
193:
190:
178:
173:Edith Cavell
172:
171:
168:Edith Cavell
159:Nurse Cavell
158:
157:
156:
114:Release date
42:Nurse Cavell
33:
22:Edith Cavell
910:Officer 666
851:La Revanche
795:Transported
715:Called Back
292:La Revanche
148:Silent film
67:Produced by
47:Directed by
960:1916 films
954:Categories
811:The Crisis
592:24 October
551:24 October
523:24 October
470:24 October
386:24 October
299:References
284:John Gavin
223:Production
125:1916-02-21
96:Production
57:Written by
827:The Wreck
731:The Bells
498:0312-2654
244:Reception
181:lost film
144:Languages
139:Australia
98:companies
870:Moonlite
779:Moondyne
442:19 April
414:19 April
353:19 April
295:(1916).
77:Starring
639:AustLit
136:Country
123: (
940:(1900)
932:(1893)
913:(1916)
905:(1916)
897:(1916)
889:(1915)
881:(1911)
873:(1910)
854:(1916)
846:(1916)
838:(1916)
830:(1913)
822:(1913)
814:(1913)
806:(1913)
798:(1913)
790:(1913)
782:(1913)
774:(1913)
766:(1912)
758:(1912)
742:(1911)
734:(1911)
726:(1911)
718:(1911)
710:(1911)
702:(1911)
694:(1911)
585:Winner
496:
463:Winner
379:Winner
257:Winner
492:>
617:IMDb
594:2014
553:2014
525:2014
494:ISSN
488:<
472:2014
444:2012
416:2012
388:2014
355:2012
248:The
198:Cast
187:Plot
637:at
626:at
615:at
500:. .
327:at
956::
582:.
541:.
513:.
480:^
460:.
432:.
404:.
376:.
363:^
343:.
183:.
176:.
667:e
660:t
653:v
127:)
31:.
24:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.