An Australian by Marriage
1923 film by Raymond Longford
- 1923 (1923)
An Australian by Marriage is a 1923 Australian dramatized documentary directed by Raymond Longford. It was commissioned by the Australian government for the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley Park, London, in 1924, to serve as propaganda for attracting migrants to Australia.[1]
Plot
Isabelle (Lottie Lyell) emigrates from England to Australia after getting engaged to an Australian carpenter. Isabelle is met by the Y.W.C.A. on arrival and secures a position as a nursemaid. She and herfiancébuild a home. They obtain a baby bonus.[2][3]
Cast
- Lottie Lyell as Isabelle
Reception
The film was screened at the Majestic Theatre in Canberra on 7 August 1923 in front of a crowd that included the Governor General and Acting Prime Minister Earl Page.[1]
One newspaper review commented; "the picture is well produced and acted in a bright manner, and should, indeed, be a great incentive for young people to migrate to the Commonwealth."[4]However, a reviewer for Smith's Weekly was less enthusiastic.[5]
References
- ^ a b "EMPIRE EXHIBITION". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 8 November 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "Screening Australia". Smith's Weekly. Vol. V, no. 43. New South Wales, Australia. 15 December 1923. p. 12. Retrieved 5 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "IMMIGRATION". Farmers' Advocate. No. 353. Victoria, Australia. 9 November 1923. p. 1. Retrieved 11 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ADVERTISING TASMANIA". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XLIV, no. 60. Tasmania, Australia. 10 March 1924. p. 5. Retrieved 5 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Screening Australia". Smith's Weekly. Vol. V, no. 43. New South Wales, Australia. 15 December 1923. p. 12. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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Films directed by Raymond Longford
- The Fatal Wedding (1911)
- The Romantic Story of Margaret Catchpole (1911)
- Sweet Nell of Old Drury (1911)
- The Tide of Death (1912)
- The Midnight Wedding (1912)
- Australia Calls (1913)
- Pommy Arrives in Australia (1913)
- 'Neath Austral Skies (1913)
- The Silence of Dean Maitland (1914)
- The Swagman's Story (1914)
- Taking his Chance (1914) (short)
- Trooper Campbell (1914) (short)
- We'll Take Her Children in Amongst Our Own (1915) (short)
- Ma Hogan's New Boarder (1915) (short)
- The Mutiny of the Bounty (1916)
- A Maori Maid's Love (1916)
- The Church and the Woman (1917)
- The Woman Suffers (1918)
- The Sentimental Bloke (1919)
- On Our Selection (1920)
- Ginger Mick (1920)
- Rudd's New Selection (1921)
- The Blue Mountains Mystery (1921)
- The Dinkum Bloke (1923)
- Australia Calls (1923)
- An Australian by Marriage (1923)
- Fisher's Ghost (1924)
- The Bushwhackers (1925)
- Peter Vernon's Silence (1926)
- The Pioneers (1926)
- Sunrise (1926)
- Hills of Hate (1926)
- Waltzing Matilda (1933) (assoc director)
- Diggers in Blighty (1933) (assoc director)
- The Hayseeds (1933) (assoc director)
- Splendid Fellows (1934) (assoc director)
- The Man They Could Not Hang (1934)
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