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The Triumph of Love (1922 film)
The Triumph of Love is a 1922 Australian silent film directed by P. J. Ramster. It is a South Seas romance starring Jack Chalmers, a Sydney lifesaver who was famous at the time for trying to save a swimmer from a shark.[2]
| The Triumph of Love | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | P. J. Ramster |
| Produced by | P. J. Ramster |
| Starring | Jack Chalmers Coo-ee Knight |
| Cinematography | Jack Bruce E.R. Jeffree |
Production company | P. J. Ramster Photoplays |
Release date | 24 June 1922[1] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
It is considered to be a lost film.
Plot edit
Four men and a young woman (Coo-ee Knight) are shipwrecked on an island in the South Seas. The men fight over the woman.[3]
Production edit
The film was shot in April 1922, with interiors filmed the Palmerston studio in Waverley, and some location work in Queensland.[4][5] The female lead Coo-Ee Knight was from Hobart.[6]
References edit
- ^ "TO-DAY". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 24 June 1922. p. 14. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "FOOTLIGHT FLASHES". The Truth. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 18 June 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "AMUSEMENTS". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 18 September 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "MAJESTIC". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 5 June 1925. p. 19. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 112.
- ^ "PALACE THEATRE". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 20 September 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
External links edit
- The Triumph of Love at IMDb
- Triumph of Love at National Film and Sound Archive