The Miner's Daughter

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The Miner's Daughter
Directed byLeo Forbert
Produced byCharles James MacLaren
Starring
Production
company
Southern Cross Productions
Distributed byA. R. Harwood
Release date
1927
CountryAustralia
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles
Budget£1,000[1]

The Miner's Daughter is a 1927 Australian silent film set in Sydney and Bendigo. Little is known about it and it is considered a lost film.

Production[]

It was directed by a Polish photographer, art director and film producer, , who was visiting Australia in the late 1920s. The star was boxer , Australia's featherweight champion at the time. Finance was allegedly provided by members of Melbourne's Jewish community.[1]

Release[]

A. R. Harwood distributed the movie but had little success.[1]

Bert McCarthy died in 1931 after being knocked unconscious during a fight.[2][3] Ten years previously boxer Denico Cabanella had died after a fight with McCarthy.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 141.
  2. ^ "BOXING". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 7 July 1931. p. 3 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. ^ "BOXER'S SKULL FRACTURED". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  4. ^ "FROM ALL CORNERS". The Cairns Post. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 14 July 1938. p. 11. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  5. ^ "DENCIO CABANELLA'S DEATH". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 5 July 1921. p. 1. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

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