Caught in the Net

Caught in the Net
Caught in the Net
Directed by	Vaughan C. Marshall
Written by	Sheila Preston
Starring	Zillah Bateman; John Mayer
Cinematography	Tasman Higgins
Production; company	Advance Films
Release date	14 July 1928
Country	Australia
Languages	Silent film ; English intertitles
Budget	£2,000

Caught in the Net is a 1928 Australian silent film about a woman in high society starring Zillah Bateman, a British theatre star who was touring Australia at the time.^[3] Only part of the film survives.^[2]

Plot[]

Society girl Phyllis Weston is loved y two men, handsome Jack Stacey and villainous Robson. In a yacht race, Robson tries to sabotage Jack's boat but fails. Robson then tries to get his sister to trap Jack in a comprising situation, but is unsuccessful.

The story includes a yacht race at St Kilda and a rescue from drowning at Portsea.^[4]

Cast[]

Zillah Bateman as Phyllis Weston
John Mayer as Jack Stacey
Charles Brown as Robson
Peggy Farr
Viva Vawden
Felix St H Jellicoe
Beverley Usher

Production[]

Advance Films had held a competition to find best new Australian story.^[5]

The film was shot in early 1928 with exteriors filmed at Portsea.

Release[]

The film was released as a supporting feature and also was screened in the UK as a quota film.^[2]

References[]

^ "THE HAYMARKET". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 14 July 1928. p. 12. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 145.
^ "THE GRAND THEATRE". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 30 October 1928. p. 21. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^ "THE PICTURES". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 8 May 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
^ "MOVIES AND MUMMERS". The Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 10 July 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

External links[]

Caught in the Net at IMDb
Caught in the Net^{[permanent dead link]} at National Film and Sound Archive

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[1] "THE HAYMARKET". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 14 July 1928. p. 12. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

[Pike-2] Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 145.

[3] "THE GRAND THEATRE". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 30 October 1928. p. 21. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

[4] "THE PICTURES". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 8 May 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 6 February 2012.

[5] "MOVIES AND MUMMERS". The Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 10 July 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

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