Monte Luke
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Monte Luke was an Australian photographer, actor and director. He worked as an actor on stage and directed several silent films. He then set up a photography studio and became one of the leading photographers in the country.
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- For AustraliaFor AustraliaFor Australia is a 1915 Australian silent film directed by Monte Luke about a newspaper journalist who discovers a German spy ring in Sydney and destroys a German wireless station in Samoa. -External links:* at National Film and Sound Archive...
(1915) - director - Within the LawWithin the Law (1916 film)Within the Law is a 1916 Australian silent film based a play by Bayard Veiller. The leading role was played by American stage star Muriel Starr, who had played her role on stage.-External links:* at National Film and Sound Archive* at Project Gutenberg...
(1916) - director - Seven Keys to BaldpateSeven Keys to Baldpate (1916 film)Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1916 Australian silent film directed by Monte Luke for J.C. Williamson Ld. It was the first film adaptation of the popular play by George M. Cohan which had toured Australia successfully in 1914 with Fred Niblo. There were later versions of the story in 1917, 1925, 1930,...
(1916) - director - The Monk and the WomanThe Monk and the WomanThe Monk and the Woman is a 1917 Australian silent film directed by Franklyn Barrett.-External links:* at National Film and Sound Archive...
(1917) - actor
External links
- Collection of Monte Luke at Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Biography at Monte Luke Studios website
- Monte Luke at National Film and Sound ArchiveNational Film and Sound ArchiveThe National Film and Sound Archive is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items...