Struck Oil (film)
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Struck Oil is a 1919 Australian silent film
directed by Franklyn Barrett
. It is based on a play set during the American Civil War
whose popularity with the Australian public as a stage vehicle for Maggie Moore
was the basis for J.C. Williamson's success as a theatre entrepreneur.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
directed by Franklyn Barrett
Franklyn Barrett
Walter Franklyn Barrett , better known as Franklyn Barrett, was an Australian film director and cinematographer.-Select Filmography:*The Christian - cinematographer, director...
. It is based on a play set during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
whose popularity with the Australian public as a stage vehicle for Maggie Moore
Maggie Moore
Maggie Moore was the stage name of the American-Australian actor Margaret Virginia Sullivan .Sullivan was born at San Francisco, U.S.A., in 1851, and began her theatrical career at an early age. She established a local reputation, and having married J. C. Williamson came with him to Australia in 1874...
was the basis for J.C. Williamson's success as a theatre entrepreneur.
External links
- Struck Oil 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...