The Menace is a 1928 Australian silent film about the drug trade in Sydney. It is considered a lost film.[1][2]
| The Menace | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Cyril J. Sharpe |
| Written by | Louise Miller |
| Produced by | Percy Juchau |
| Starring | David Edelsten |
| Cinematography | Jack Bruce |
Production company | Juchau Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | Australia |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Production edit
Sydney businessman Percy Juchau formed a film company in August 1926. It employed five people who had experience working in Hollywood – director Cyril Sharpe, camera technician Al True, crew members Al True and Eric Wilkinson, and Louise Miller. This was the only movie they made.
It was shot in late 1926 and early 1927 at the Sydney Showground.[1]
Release edit
The film was previewed but not released commercially. It was viewed by a film critic from the Sydney Morning Herald who criticised it for "unhealthy sensationalism".[3]
After filming, Cyril Sharpe left Juchau and became managing director of Commonwealth Film Laboratories in Sydney, with Jack Bruce as his chief technician.[1]
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, 143.
- ^ "Likely to be Biggest Australian Release in 1928—" The Adorable Outcast."", Everyones., 7 (406 (14 December 1927)), Sydney: Everyones Ltd, nla.obj-578957495, retrieved 2 March 2024 – via Trove
- ^ ""THE MENACE."". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 3 February 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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