Gordon Collingridge
Encyclopedia
Gordon Collingridge was an Australian actor during the silent film era. He played many matinee idol
type roles, most notably opposite Louise Lovely
in Jewelled Nights
(1925).
Matinee idol
Matinée idol is a term used mainly to describe film or theatre stars who are adored to the point of adulation by their fans.The term almost exclusively refers to male actors. Invariably the adulation was fixated on the actor's looks rather than performance...
type roles, most notably opposite Louise Lovely
Louise Lovely
Louise Lovely was the first Australian motion picture actress to find success in America...
in Jewelled Nights
Jewelled Nights
Jewelled Nights is a 1925 Australian silent film directed by the film star Louise Lovely in collaboration with her husband Wilton Welch.-Production:...
(1925).
Selected filmography
- CircumstanceCircumstance (1922 film)-External links:* at National Film and Sound Archive...
(1922) - Prehistoric HayseedsPrehistoric HayseedsPrehistoric Hayseeds is a 1923 Australian film comedy from director Beaumont Smith. It is the sixth in his series about the rural family the Hayseeds and concerns their discovery of a lost tribe.-Synopsis:...
(1923) - The Digger EarlThe Digger EarlThe Digger Earl is a 1924 Australian film comedy from director Beaumont Smith. The plot is about a typical Australian who takes the place of an earl. Only part of the film survives today.-External links:* in the Internet Movie Database...
(1924) - DopeDope (1924 film)Dope is a 1924 Australian silent film about a respected citizen who is blackmailed by someone from his past.-Cast:*Gordon Collingridge*Lorraine Esmond*Charles Villiers-External links:* at National Film and Sound Archive...
(1924) - JoeJoe (1924 film)Joe is a 1924 Australian film comedy from director Beaumont Smith based on the stories of Henry Lawson. It was the film debut of Marie Lorraine, one of the famous McDonagh sisters....
(1924) - Jewelled NightsJewelled NightsJewelled Nights is a 1925 Australian silent film directed by the film star Louise Lovely in collaboration with her husband Wilton Welch.-Production:...
(1925) - Hills of HateHills of HateHills of Hate is a 1926 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford, based on a novel by E.V. Timms, who also did the screenplay.-External links:* at National Film and Sound Archive...
(1926) - The Romance of RunnibedeThe Romance of RunnibedeThe Romance of Runnibede is a 1928 Australian silent film about a squatter's daughter who is pursued by two men and kidnapped by some local aborigines. The director, Scott Dunlap, was imported from America.-External links:...
(1928) - Trooper O'BrienTrooper O'BrienTrooper O'Brien is a 1928 Australian silent film from the team of John and Agnes Gavin. It was a convict-era melodrama about an orphaned girl raised by a policeman in the bush.Violet Ellis and Will Harris played comic aboriginal characters....
(1928)
External links
- Biographical cuttings at National Library of AustraliaNational Library of AustraliaThe National Library of Australia is the largest reference library of Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the...