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'''''The Bushranger''''' is a 1928 American [[drama film|drama]] [[silent film]] directed by [[Chester Withey]] and written by [[George C. Hull]], [[Paul Perez (screenwriter)|Paul Perez]], and [[Madeleine Ruthven]]. The film stars [[Tim McCoy]], [[Ena Gregory]], [[Russell Simpson (actor)|Russell Simpson]], [[Arthur Lubin]] and Ed Brady. The film was released on November 17, 1928, by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3136|title=The Bushranger|publisher=AFI|accessdate=8 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/338569/The-Bushranger/|title=The Bushranger (1928) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|accessdate=8 November 2014}}</ref>
'''''The Bushranger''''' is a 1928 American [[drama film|drama]] [[silent film]] directed by [[Chester Withey]] and written by [[George C. Hull]], [[Paul Perez (screenwriter)|Paul Perez]], and [[Madeleine Ruthven]]. The film stars [[Tim McCoy]], [[Ena Gregory]], [[Russell Simpson (actor)|Russell Simpson]], [[Arthur Lubin]] and Ed Brady.
The film was released on November 17, 1928, by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3136|title=The Bushranger|publisher=AFI|accessdate=8 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/338569/The-Bushranger/|title=The Bushranger (1928) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|accessdate=8 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99408820 |title=TIM McCOY IN "THE BUSHRANGER" |newspaper=[[The Cessnock Eagle And South Maitland Recorder]] |volume=14, |issue=1419 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=24 May 1929 |accessdate=16 July 2019 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
A gentleman is arrested for duelling and setenced to Van Dieman's Land. He escapes and becomes a bushranger.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166258627 |title="The Bushranger": Australia in Hollywood |newspaper=[[Sydney Mail]] |volume=XXXIV, |issue=877 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=16 January 1929 |accessdate=16 July 2019 |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
{{no plot|date=March 2019}}


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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*[[Richard Neill]] as Col. Cavendish
*[[Richard Neill]] as Col. Cavendish
*Rosemary Cooper as Lady Cavendish
*Rosemary Cooper as Lady Cavendish
==Production==
The story was written by Madeleine Ruthven, an Australian who has had several stories published in America. It was the first American bushranging film and was made at the time there was a [[bushranging ban|ban on such films being made in Australia]].<ref>{{Citation
|
| title=Everyones
| publication-date=1920
| publisher=Everyones Ltd
| url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-565275543
| accessdate=16 July 2019
}} </ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158401025 |title=Australia in Hollywood |newspaper=[[Sydney Mail]] |volume=XXXIII, |issue=844 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=30 May 1928 |accessdate=16 July 2019 |page=22 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158399534 |title=Film Theatres and Players |newspaper=[[Sydney Mail]] |volume=XXXIII, |issue=846 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=13 June 1928 |accessdate=16 July 2019 |page=26 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>


Frank Baker, brother of [[Snowy Baker]] had a role. Dale Austen was a New Zealand actor.<ref>{{Citation
|
| title=Everyones
| publication-date=1920
| publisher=Everyones Ltd
| url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-565275730
| accessdate=16 July 2019
}} </ref><ref>TIM M'COY'S SUPPORTERS ENJOY ANTIPODES RIVALRY
Los Angeles Times 22 Apr 1928: C21. </ref>
== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0018735|The Bushranger}}
* {{IMDb title|0018735|The Bushranger}}
*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a6c22de The Bushranger] at BFI

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Revision as of 02:03, 16 July 2019

The Bushranger
Directed byChester Withey
Screenplay byGeorge C. Hull
Paul Perez
Madeleine Ruthven
StarringTim McCoy
Ena Gregory
Russell Simpson
Arthur Lubin
Ed Brady
CinematographyArthur Reed
Edited byWilliam LeVanway
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • November 17, 1928 (1928-11-17)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Bushranger is a 1928 American drama silent film directed by Chester Withey and written by George C. Hull, Paul Perez, and Madeleine Ruthven. The film stars Tim McCoy, Ena Gregory, Russell Simpson, Arthur Lubin and Ed Brady.

The film was released on November 17, 1928, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2][3]

Plot

A gentleman is arrested for duelling and setenced to Van Dieman's Land. He escapes and becomes a bushranger.[4]

Cast

Production

The story was written by Madeleine Ruthven, an Australian who has had several stories published in America. It was the first American bushranging film and was made at the time there was a ban on such films being made in Australia.[5][6][7]

Frank Baker, brother of Snowy Baker had a role. Dale Austen was a New Zealand actor.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "The Bushranger". AFI. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  2. ^ "The Bushranger (1928) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  3. ^ "TIM McCOY IN "THE BUSHRANGER"". The Cessnock Eagle And South Maitland Recorder. Vol. 14, , no. 1419. New South Wales, Australia. 24 May 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 16 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  4. ^ ""The Bushranger": Australia in Hollywood". Sydney Mail. Vol. XXXIV, , no. 877. New South Wales, Australia. 16 January 1929. p. 20. Retrieved 16 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  5. ^ Everyones, Everyones Ltd, 1920, retrieved 16 July 2019 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  6. ^ "Australia in Hollywood". Sydney Mail. Vol. XXXIII, , no. 844. New South Wales, Australia. 30 May 1928. p. 22. Retrieved 16 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. ^ "Film Theatres and Players". Sydney Mail. Vol. XXXIII, , no. 846. New South Wales, Australia. 13 June 1928. p. 26. Retrieved 16 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  8. ^ Everyones, Everyones Ltd, 1920, retrieved 16 July 2019 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  9. ^ TIM M'COY'S SUPPORTERS ENJOY ANTIPODES RIVALRY Los Angeles Times 22 Apr 1928: C21.

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