The Burgomeister is a 1935 Australian film directed by Harry Southwell based on the 1867 play Le juif polonais (aka The Bells) by Erckmann-Chatrian, adapted into English in 1871 by Leopold Lewis, previously filmed a number of times. The Burgomeister (1935) is considered a 'substantially lost' film, with only one sequence surviving.[2][3]
Southwell had performed the play in Europe, and had previously filmed it in Belgium (1925) as Le juif polonais (The Bells).[4] This silent film version was shown in Australia in 1928.[5][6]
Southwell wanted to make the 1935 remake for less than £4,000.[8] He formed a production company in April 1935 called Film Players Corporation. Among its directors were Sir John Butters, a director of Associated Newspapers, and W.J. Bradley, K.C. and society figure George Rayner.[1][9]
Production began in June 1935 at Cinesound's Bondi studios.[10][11] It ended in July with a cost of £10,000.[12]
The final scenes of the film were shot in the snow on Mount Kosciuszko. Cameraman George Heath worked under difficult conditions including freezing cold and a blizzard.[14]
Release
During pre-production, RKO signed to distribute the movie in Australia and Britain.[15] The film was refused registration under the quality clause of the New South Wales Film Quota Act.[16]
It was previewed on 29 September 1935[17] but was not screened commercially. This caused the investors to lose their money, an event which was blamed for scaring Australian investors away from putting their money into local films.[18]
A re-edited version of the film called Hypnotized screened in some country areas. In 1937 the move was released in the UK as Flames of Conscience.[1]
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The Burgomeister is a 1935 Australian film directed by Harry Southwell based on the 1867 play Le juif polonais aka The Bells by Erckmann Chatrian adapted into English in 1871 by Leopold Lewis previously filmed a number of times The Burgomeister 1935 is considered a substantially lost film with only one sequence surviving 2 3 The BurgomeisterDirected byHarry SouthwellWritten byDenzil BatchelorBased onthe play The Bells adapted by Leopold Lewisfrom the play Le Juif Polonais by Erckmann ChatrianProduced byHarry SouthwellStarringJanet Ramsey JohnsonCinematographyGeorge HeathEdited byWilliam ShepherdMusic byIsador GoodmanProductioncompanyFilm Players CorporationDistributed byScott FilmsRelease date29 September 1935 1935 09 29 Running time56 minutesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishBudget 10 000 1 Southwell had performed the play in Europe and had previously filmed it in Belgium 1925 as Le juif polonais The Bells 4 This silent film version was shown in Australia in 1928 5 6 Contents 1 Cast 2 Production 3 Release 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCast EditHarry Southwell as Mathias Janet Ramsey Johnson as Annette Muriel Meredith as Catherine 7 Lily Molloy as Sozel Stan Tolhurst as the Polish Jew Gabriel Toyne as Fritz Ross Vernon as Christian Harold Meade as Father Walter Bertie Wright as Heinrich Leslie Victor as Hans Judy Eccles as Baby Annette Paul Furness as hypnotist James Toohey as witness Jane Munro as Marie Alf Scarlett Reginald RiddellProduction EditSouthwell wanted to make the 1935 remake for less than 4 000 8 He formed a production company in April 1935 called Film Players Corporation Among its directors were Sir John Butters a director of Associated Newspapers and W J Bradley K C and society figure George Rayner 1 9 Production began in June 1935 at Cinesound s Bondi studios 10 11 It ended in July with a cost of 10 000 12 The original music score was by Isador Goodman and costumes by Barbara Robison 13 Rupert Kathner worked as art director The final scenes of the film were shot in the snow on Mount Kosciuszko Cameraman George Heath worked under difficult conditions including freezing cold and a blizzard 14 Release EditDuring pre production RKO signed to distribute the movie in Australia and Britain 15 The film was refused registration under the quality clause of the New South Wales Film Quota Act 16 It was previewed on 29 September 1935 17 but was not screened commercially This caused the investors to lose their money an event which was blamed for scaring Australian investors away from putting their money into local films 18 A re edited version of the film called Hypnotized screened in some country areas In 1937 the move was released in the UK as Flames of Conscience 1 See also EditThe Bells Australia 1911 The Bells US 1918 The Bells US 1926 The Bells UK 1931 References Edit a b c Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper Australian Film 1900 1977 A Guide to Feature Film Production Melbourne Oxford University Press 1998 171 NFSA s Most Wanted National Film and Sound Archive Retrieved 1 September 2021 Huber Andreas 6 February 2013 The Burgomeister lost films eu Retrieved 1 September 2021 The Bells australiancinema info Retrieved 1 September 2021 The Bells Film The Daily News Perth National Library of Australia 20 June 1928 p 8 Edition HOME FINAL EDITION Retrieved 1 September 2021 The Bells The West Australian Perth National Library of Australia 27 June 1928 p 16 Retrieved 1 September 2021 First Australian Feature The Australian Women s Weekly National Library of Australia 13 July 1935 p 24 Retrieved 1 September 2021 Local Film Production The Sydney Morning Herald National Library of Australia 28 November 1932 p 9 Retrieved 1 September 2021 The Burgomeister The Sydney Morning Herald National Library of Australia 4 May 1935 p 12 Retrieved 1 September 2021 In the Studio The Sydney Morning Herald National Library of Australia 29 June 1935 p 15 Retrieved 1 September 2021 Talkie Production The Sydney Morning Herald National Library of Australia 10 July 1935 p 12 Retrieved 1 September 2021 Studio Party The Sydney Morning Herald National Library of Australia 29 July 1935 p 4 Retrieved 1 September 2021 The Burgomeister The Sydney Morning Herald 13 June 1935 p 5 Retrieved 1 September 2021 The Burgomeister Scenes at Kosciusko The Sydney Morning Herald 5 August 1935 p 6 Retrieved 1 September 2021 The Burgomeister The Sydney Morning Herald National Library of Australia 11 May 1935 p 10 Retrieved 1 September 2021 Film Quota The Sydney Morning Herald National Library of Australia 30 December 1936 p 7 Retrieved 1 September 2021 The Burgomeister The Sydney Morning Herald National Library of Australia 30 September 1935 p 8 Retrieved 1 September 2021 Quota Films Conference Urged The Sydney Morning Herald National Library of Australia 1 April 1937 p 10 Retrieved 1 September 2021 External links EditThe Burgomeister at IMDb The Burgomeister at National Film and Sound Archive The Burgomeister at Oz Movies The Burgomeister at AustLit Complete copy of original script at National Archives of Australia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Burgomeister amp oldid 1130646785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
