Captain Midnight, the Bush King (1911)

Directed by

Alfred Rolfe

Genre

silent film, bushranging film

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A silent film from 1911 about a fictional Australian bushranger named Captain Midnight. It was the first film directed by actor Alfred Rolfe and is based on a stage play.

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What happens

Captain Midnight, the Bush King (US: The Bushranger's Bride) is a 1911 Australian silent Western film about the fictitious bushranger Captain Midnight. It was the directorial debut of actor Alfred Rolfe. The film is based on the play of same name by W. J. Lincoln and Alfred Dampier. Captain Midnight, the Bush King is now considered lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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