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| Directed by | Gaston Mervale |
| Starring | Louise Lovely |
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Running time | 4,100 feet[1] |
| Country | Australia |
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The Ticket of Leave Man is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Gaston Mervale starring Louise Lovely.[2]
Plot
[edit]John Galloway serves time in prison and gets his ticket of leave. He rescues Lady Northon from some roadside ruffians, and her belief in him encourages him to reform. However his old associates, led by Yellow Rose, are keen to get him to participate in a bank robbery. John refuses, the robbery goes ahead and Yellow Rose hides some stolen papers. John is blamed and the gang's hiding place is raided. John manages to escape the police, clear his name and reunite with Lady Norton.[3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Louise Lovely as Louise Carbasse
Production
[edit]The film was the last production of the Australian Life Biograph Company and was likely made prior to May 1912 when the company shut down.[5]
The movie is not an adaptation of the highly popular play by Tom Taylor with the same name.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Advertising". The Referee. Sydney. 22 May 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 14 September 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ The Ticket of Leave Man at silentera.com
- ^ "LYRIC THEATRE". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 May 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 25 January 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "TOWN HALL". Albany Advertiser. WA. 28 June 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p35
- ^ "AMUSEMENTS". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW. 31 August 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
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