Do Men Love Women?
1912 Australian film
- 11 January 1912 (1912-01-11)[1]
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Do Men Love Women? is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe about an alcoholic who reforms through the love of a good woman. The finale featured a railway collision.[3][4]
It is a lost film.[5]
Plot
Chapter headings for the film were:
- the dinner party
- the first sign of the inebriate
- the success of the young novelist
- a patient wife
- heartbroken
- the drunkard's action
- the curse of drink
- the love of a woman
- cured
- the nurses' intrigue
- this is our child
- repentance
- the great railway smash
- men do love women.[6]
Cast
- Charles Villiers
Production
The film was shot in Sydney.[7]
Reception
The film seems to have been widely distributed, with the railway collision prominently advertised. Reviews were generally strong.[8][9] It was described as a "modern East Lynne".[10]
Charles Villiers, who appeared in the cast, would accompany screenings of the film as a lecturer.[11]
References
- ^ "OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 January 1912. p. 17. Retrieved 14 September 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. NSW. 19 January 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 14 September 2013 – 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, p 31
- ^ "Advertising". The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. NSW. 19 January 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 26 February 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vagg, S., & Reynaud, D. (2016). Alfred Rolfe: Forgotten pioneer Australian film director. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 10(2),184-198. doi:10.1080/17503175.2016.1170950
- ^ "Advertising". Williamstown Chronicle. Vic. 17 February 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 26 February 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ALLMAN'S PICTURES". Warwick Examiner and Times. Qld. 12 February 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 14 September 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE Traralgon Record,". Traralgon Record. Traralgon, Vic. 16 February 1912. p. 2 Edition: MORNING. Retrieved 26 March 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld. 9 May 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 26 March 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Referee. Sydney. 10 January 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 14 September 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Daily Leader AND STOCK AND STATION NEWS". The Leader. Orange, NSW. 25 January 1913. p. 6. Retrieved 14 September 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Do Men Love Women? at IMDb
- Do Men Love Women? at AustLit
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Films directed by Alfred Rolfe
- Captain Midnight, the Bush King (1911)
- Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road (1911)
- The Life of Rufus Dawes (1911)
- Dan Morgan (1911)
- Moora Neeya, or The Message of the Spear (1911)
- The Lady Outlaw (1911)
- Mates from the Murrumbidgee (1911)
- In the Nick of Time (1911)
- Way Outback (1911)
- What Women Suffer (1911)
- The Cup Winner (1911)
- Caloola, or The Adventures of a Jackeroo (1911)
- The Miner's Curse (1911)
- King of the Coiners (1912)
- Do Men Love Women? (1912)
- The Sin of a Woman (1912)
- The Crime and the Criminal (1912)
- Cooee and the Echo (1912)
- The Love Tyrant (1912)
- The Cheat (1912)
- Won on the Post (1912)
- Whose Was the Hand? (1912)
- The Moira, or Mystery of the Bush (1912)
- The Day (1914)
- The Sunny South or The Whirlwind of Fate (1915)
- Will They Never Come? (1915)
- The Hero of the Dardanelles (1915)
- The Loyal Rebel (1915)
- How We Beat the Emden (1915)
- A Man - That's All (1916)
- For the Honour of Australia (1916)
- Cupid Camouflaged (1918)
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