An Englishman is wrongly accused of a crime and flees to Australia. On the boat over he saves the life of a squatter's daughter when she falls overboard. In gratitude, the girl's father gives him a job on his station. The Englishman falls in love with the girl and they get engaged to be married. However he faces opposition from the station manager, who causes trouble for them. The climax involves a bushfire and "ride for life".[4][5][6]
The movie advertised the film as "teaming with sensational incidents and told in the picturesque surroundings of the Australian Bush."[7]
According to the Adelaide Register "it is a particularly interesting film,the spectator with any sense of emotion is worked up to a high pitch of enthusiasm as the subject is being screened."[8]
Referencesedit
^"Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 May 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 29 March 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Williamstown Theatre". Williamstown Chronicle. Vic. 18 May 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 29 March 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
^Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 34
^"AMUSEMENTS". The Register. Adelaide. 12 June 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 29 March 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
^"EMPIRE THEATRE". Daily Herald. Adelaide. 12 June 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 9 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 May 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 25 August 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
^"AMUSEMENTS". The Register. Adelaide. 13 June 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 27 April 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
cheat, 1912, film, cheat, 1912, australian, silent, film, directed, alfred, rolfe, considered, lost, film, cheatdirected, byalfred, rolfestarringcharles, villiersproductioncompanyaustralian, photo, play, companyrelease, date29, april, 1912, running, timeover, . The Cheat is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe It is considered a lost film 3 The CheatDirected byAlfred RolfeStarringCharles VilliersProductioncompanyAustralian Photo Play CompanyRelease date29 April 1912 1 Running timeover 3 000 feet 2 CountryAustraliaLanguagesSilent filmEnglish intertitles Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Release 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis editAn Englishman is wrongly accused of a crime and flees to Australia On the boat over he saves the life of a squatter s daughter when she falls overboard In gratitude the girl s father gives him a job on his station The Englishman falls in love with the girl and they get engaged to be married However he faces opposition from the station manager who causes trouble for them The climax involves a bushfire and ride for life 4 5 6 Cast editEthel Phillip Stanley Walpole Charles VilliersRelease editThe movie advertised the film as teaming with sensational incidents and told in the picturesque surroundings of the Australian Bush 7 According to the Adelaide Register it is a particularly interesting film the spectator with any sense of emotion is worked up to a high pitch of enthusiasm as the subject is being screened 8 References edit Advertising The Sydney Morning Herald 2 May 1912 p 2 Retrieved 29 March 2012 via National Library of Australia Williamstown Theatre Williamstown Chronicle Vic 18 May 1912 p 2 Retrieved 29 March 2012 via National Library of Australia Vagg S amp Reynaud D 2016 Alfred Rolfe Forgotten pioneer Australian film director Studies in Australasian Cinema 10 2 184 198 doi 10 1080 17503175 2016 1170950 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper Australian Film 1900 1977 A Guide to Feature Film Production Melbourne Oxford University Press 1998 p 34 AMUSEMENTS The Register Adelaide 12 June 1912 p 5 Retrieved 29 March 2012 via National Library of Australia EMPIRE THEATRE Daily Herald Adelaide 12 June 1912 p 3 Retrieved 9 June 2015 via National Library of Australia Advertising The Sydney Morning Herald 1 May 1912 p 2 Retrieved 25 August 2013 via National Library of Australia AMUSEMENTS The Register Adelaide 13 June 1912 p 5 Retrieved 27 April 2015 via National Library of Australia External links editThe Cheat at IMDb The Cheat at AustLit nbsp This article related to an Australian silent film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Cheat 1912 film amp oldid 1100661770, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
