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The Tenth Straw
The Tenth Straw is a 1926 Australian silent film heavily inspired by the novel For the Term of His Natural Life. Little is known of the director and cast, but most of the film survives today.
Aristocrat Bruce Lowe is convicted for a crime he did not commit and is transported from England to Australia. An army officer, Matthew Marr, pretends to be a friend of Lowe's to gain access to his fortune and seduce his sister, Marie.
On board ship, Lowe stands up to a bully and gains a friend in Richard Groves. Lowe escapes from prison, and heads to the bush.
Some aboriginals discover a goldfield. Lowe proves his innocence, and Marr is arrested.
Ernest Lauri was a Brisbane actor and singer. Lauri would appear at cinemas showing the film and appear in a live prologue.
The film was mostly shot on Sydney Harbour and in the National Park. Prison scenes were shot at a Veterans' Home on Bear Island.
Contemporary reviews noted the similarities of the story to For the Term of His Natural Life.
The Daily Telegraph said the film "proves definitely that Australia can produce a motion picture that can hold Its own with the best produced in other parts of the world."
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The Tenth Straw
The Tenth Straw is a 1926 Australian silent film heavily inspired by the novel For the Term of His Natural Life. Little is known of the director and cast, but most of the film survives today.
Aristocrat Bruce Lowe is convicted for a crime he did not commit and is transported from England to Australia. An army officer, Matthew Marr, pretends to be a friend of Lowe's to gain access to his fortune and seduce his sister, Marie.
On board ship, Lowe stands up to a bully and gains a friend in Richard Groves. Lowe escapes from prison, and heads to the bush.
Some aboriginals discover a goldfield. Lowe proves his innocence, and Marr is arrested.
Ernest Lauri was a Brisbane actor and singer. Lauri would appear at cinemas showing the film and appear in a live prologue.
The film was mostly shot on Sydney Harbour and in the National Park. Prison scenes were shot at a Veterans' Home on Bear Island.
Contemporary reviews noted the similarities of the story to For the Term of His Natural Life.
The Daily Telegraph said the film "proves definitely that Australia can produce a motion picture that can hold Its own with the best produced in other parts of the world."