Underplayed Gems

Attack on the Gold Escort (1911)

Attack on the Gold Escort poster
Genre
silent film, bushranging film
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This lost silent film from 1911 reenacts a bushranger attack on a gold escort in early Australian history. It was filmed at the actual location of the real incident and features Australian actors in a dramatic chase scene.

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What happens

Attack on the Gold Escort is a 1911 Australian silent Western film which is considered lost. It was sometimes known as Captain Midnight, King of the Bushrangers, or Attack of the Gold Escort, or Captain Starlight's Attack on the Gold Escort. The film was called "an Exciting and Thrilling Reproduction of Australian Early Days. A vivid portrayal of bush adventure, acted by Australian artistes, amid Australian scenery" which was filmed "at the exact spot where the incident happened." (This was Captain Starlight's attack.) The movie is often confused with Captain Midnight, the Bush King and Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road. However, it seems it was a separate, much shorter, movie than those (the title may have been changed to cash in on the success of Captain Midnight and Captain Starlight). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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