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Trooper O'Brien (1928)

Trooper O'Brien poster
Original title
Trooper O’Brien
Directed by
John Gavin
Genre
silent film, bushranging film
Country
Australia
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An orphaned girl is raised by a policeman in the Australian bush during the time of Ned Kelly. The story follows their lives in a remote and rugged landscape.

melodramaticbush settingold-fashionedcalmsentimentalhistoricalnostalgic

What happens

Trooper O'Brien is a 1928 Australian silent film from the team of John and Agnes Gavin. It was a melodrama set during the "Ned Kelly era" about an orphaned girl raised by a policeman in the bush. It is one of the rare early Australian films that still exist in its entirety. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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