The Russell Affair is a 1928 Australian silent film directed by P. J. Ramster. It was Ramster's last film.
| The Russell Affair | |
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| Directed by | P. J. Ramster |
| Written by | Juliette De La Ruze |
| Produced by | Juliette De La Ruze |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | William Trerise |
Release date |
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| Country | Australia |
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| Budget | £1,000[1] |
Synopsis edit
An artist, Stephen Patrick, falls in love with his model, Juliette (Adrienne Stewart). Juliette is in love with Dr Lonsdale, who is engaged to a wealthy widow, Ruby Russell (Jessica Harcourt). Ruby destroys Patrick's paintings of Juliette in a jealous rage, but manages to get Juliette blamed. A blackmailer, Arthur White (Gaston Mervale), complicates things.
Production edit
The movie was financed partly by Juliette De La Ruze, a woman anxious to get involved in film production.[2] Filming took place in Sydney, partly at the studios of Australasian Films, Hyde Park and "in the homes of prominent society people[3] and wound up in August 1928.[4]
The star, Jessica Harcourt, previously appeared in the expensive silent productions, For the Term of His Natural Life (1927) and The Adorable Outcast (1928) and was also well known as a fashion model.[5] She made no further films.[6][7]
No copy exists today and it is considered a lost film.
Cast edit
- Jessica Harcourt as Ruby Russell
- Gaston Mervale as Arthur White
- Adrienne Stewart as Juliette Hope
- Arthur McLaglen
- Fred Twitcham
- Arthur Clarke
- Robert Purdie
- Roy Paine
References edit
- ^ "Australian Production Budget Drops Ninety Thousand Pounds This Year.", Everyones., 9 (459 (12 December 1928)), nla.obj-590190846, retrieved 7 March 2024 – via Trove
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 147.
- ^ "MOVIE SCENES". Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931). 22 June 1928. p. 9. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN FILM". The Daily News. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 31 August 1928. p. 10 Edition: HOME (FINAL) EDITION. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "WOMAN'S WORLD." Examiner (Launceston, Tas) 9 Sep 1932: 10 Edition: DAILY 6 December 2011
- ^ "Silent screen star returns to the limelight." The Australian Women's Weekly 10 Jun 1981: 6 accessed 6 December 2011
- ^ "MAKING MOVIES AUSTRALIA". The Herald. No. 16, 033. Victoria, Australia. 6 October 1928. p. 17. Retrieved 26 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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