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| studio = [[J.C. Williamson Ltd (film company)|J.C. Williamson Ltd]]
| studio = [[J.C. Williamson Ltd (film company)|J.C. Williamson Ltd]]
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1916|2|21|Melbourne}}<ref>Mary Bateman, 'W.J. Lincoln', ''Cinema Papers'', June-July 1980 p 214</ref>
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1916|2|21|Melbourne}}<ref>Mary Bateman, 'W.J. Lincoln', ''Cinema Papers'', June-July 1980 p 214</ref>
| runtime = 4,000 feet<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50870737 |title=AMUSEMENTS. |newspaper=[[The_Examiner_(Tasmania)|Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954)]] |location=Launceston, Tas. |date=6 May 1916 |accessdate=15 April 2012 |page=8 Edition: DAILY |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| runtime = 4 reels
| country = {{Film Australia}}
| country = {{Film Australia}}
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]]<br>English intertitles
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]]<br>English intertitles
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'''''Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford''''' is a 1916 Australian [[silent film|silent]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Fred Niblo]].<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/G/GetRichQuickWallingfor1916.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford |accessdate=2008-06-06|work=Silent Era}}</ref> It was Niblo's [[List of directorial debuts|debut film]] as a director - he was touring Australia in the play for [[J.C. Williamson Ltd]] and was signed to repeat the role on film. Writer [[W.J. Lincoln]] was hired to direct but had to pull out because of his alcoholism and Niblo stepped in.<ref>Mary Bateman, 'W.J. Lincoln', ''Cinema Papers'', June-July 1980 p 174</ref> It was also the first film of his future wife [[Enid Bennett]].
'''''Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford''''' is a 1916 Australian [[silent film|silent]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Fred Niblo]].<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/G/GetRichQuickWallingfor1916.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford |accessdate=2008-06-06|work=Silent Era}}</ref> It was Niblo's [[List of directorial debuts|debut film]] as a director and is considered a [[lost film]].

==Plot==
Two swindlers, Blackie Daw (Henry Carson Clarke) J Rufus Wallingford ([[Fred Niblo]]), arrive in Battlesburg, Iowa, and con the local townsfolk that they are wealthy businessmen. They use the town's money to establish plans for a factory to produce covered carpet tacks and set off a major real estate boom. They are about to leave town with their money when they receive a genuine order for a large supply of tacks. They decide to marry local girls and settle down in Battlesburg.<ref> {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58914524 |title=GET-RICH-QUICK-WALLINGFORD AT THEATRE ROYAL. |newspaper=[[Townsville_Bulletin|Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1885 - 1954)]] |location=Qld. |date=14 July 1916 |accessdate=15 April 2012 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
</ref>

==Production==
The film was the first made by the film unit of theatrical firm [[J.C. Williamson Ltd (film company)|J.C. Williamson]], although it was one of the last to be released.

Williamsons often imported American plays and American actors to star in them. [[Fred Niblo]] came out to Australia in 1912 with his wife [[Josephine Cohan]], sister of [[George M. Cohan]], and stayed for three years, appearing in a number of plays.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15356975 |title=NEW AMERICAN ARTISTS. |newspaper=[[Sydney_morning_herald|The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)]] |location=NSW |date=8 July 1912 |accessdate=15 April 2012 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> One of these was ''Get-Rich-Quick-Wallingford'', by Cohan, which proved enormously popular with Australian audiences.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60611032 |title=MUSIC AND THE STAGE. |newspaper=[[South_Australian_Register|The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929)]] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=22 July 1916 |accessdate=15 April 2012 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15339994 |title="GET-RICH-QUICK WALLINGFORD.". |newspaper=[[Sydney_morning_herald|The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)]] |location=NSW |date=5 August 1912 |accessdate=15 April 2012 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

[[W.J. Lincoln]] adapted the play into a script in March 1915 and shooting began the following month. Lincoln was originally meant to direct as well but had to pull out because of his alcoholism and Niblo stepped in.<ref>Mary Bateman, 'W.J. Lincoln', ''Cinema Papers'', June-July 1980 p 174</ref> While filming, Niblo was also rehearsing a play in the morning and appearing in ''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' at night.

The cast includes [[Enid Bennett]], who understudied [[Josephine Cohan]] on stage and went with Niblo and her to America when they returned there in 1915. Bennett later married Niblo on Cohan's death in 1916.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1625577 |title=PERSONAL. |newspaper=[[The_Argus_(Australia)|The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956)]] |location=Melbourne, Vic. |date=14 July 1916 |accessdate=15 April 2012 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name="Pike">Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p59</ref>

==Reception==
The move was not a success at the box office and contributed to the decision of J.C. Williamson to wind up their filmmaking arm.<ref name="Pike"/>


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 13:35, 15 April 2012

Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford
Directed byFred Niblo
W. J. Lincoln
Written byW. J. Lincoln
Fred Niblo
StarringFred Niblo
Enid Bennett
CinematographyMaurice Bertel
Production
company
Release date
  • 21 February 1916 (1916-02-21) (Melbourne)
[1]
Running time
4,000 feet[2]
CountryTemplate:Film Australia
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford is a 1916 Australian silent comedy film directed by Fred Niblo.[3] It was Niblo's debut film as a director and is considered a lost film.

Plot

Two swindlers, Blackie Daw (Henry Carson Clarke) J Rufus Wallingford (Fred Niblo), arrive in Battlesburg, Iowa, and con the local townsfolk that they are wealthy businessmen. They use the town's money to establish plans for a factory to produce covered carpet tacks and set off a major real estate boom. They are about to leave town with their money when they receive a genuine order for a large supply of tacks. They decide to marry local girls and settle down in Battlesburg.[4]

Production

The film was the first made by the film unit of theatrical firm J.C. Williamson, although it was one of the last to be released.

Williamsons often imported American plays and American actors to star in them. Fred Niblo came out to Australia in 1912 with his wife Josephine Cohan, sister of George M. Cohan, and stayed for three years, appearing in a number of plays.[5] One of these was Get-Rich-Quick-Wallingford, by Cohan, which proved enormously popular with Australian audiences.[6][7]

W.J. Lincoln adapted the play into a script in March 1915 and shooting began the following month. Lincoln was originally meant to direct as well but had to pull out because of his alcoholism and Niblo stepped in.[8] While filming, Niblo was also rehearsing a play in the morning and appearing in Seven Keys to Baldpate at night.

The cast includes Enid Bennett, who understudied Josephine Cohan on stage and went with Niblo and her to America when they returned there in 1915. Bennett later married Niblo on Cohan's death in 1916.[9][10]

Reception

The move was not a success at the box office and contributed to the decision of J.C. Williamson to wind up their filmmaking arm.[10]

Cast

  • Fred Niblo as J.Rufus Wallingford
  • Henry Carson Clarke as Blackie
  • Enid Bennett as Fanny
  • Eddie Lamb
  • Pirie Bush
  • Sydney Stirling
  • Charles Clary
  • Kathryn Williams
  • Max Figman
  • Burt McIntosh

References

  1. ^ Mary Bateman, 'W.J. Lincoln', Cinema Papers, June-July 1980 p 214
  2. ^ "AMUSEMENTS". Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954). Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 6 May 1916. p. 8 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford". Silent Era. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
  4. ^ "GET-RICH-QUICK-WALLINGFORD AT THEATRE ROYAL". Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1885 - 1954). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 14 July 1916. p. 2. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  5. ^ "NEW AMERICAN ARTISTS". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 8 July 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  6. ^ "MUSIC AND THE STAGE". The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 22 July 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  7. ^ ""GET-RICH-QUICK WALLINGFORD."". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 5 August 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  8. ^ Mary Bateman, 'W.J. Lincoln', Cinema Papers, June-July 1980 p 174
  9. ^ "PERSONAL". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 14 July 1916. p. 6. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  10. ^ a b Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p59

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