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The Assigned Servant (1911)

The Assigned Servant poster
Directed by
John Gavin
Genre
silent film
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent film follows a convict who is sent to Van Diemen's Land. The story shows his life as an assigned servant in the penal colony.

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What happens

The Assigned Servant, or the Life Story of a Deported Convict is a 1911 Australian silent film about a convict who is transported to Van Diemen's Land. It was made by the husband-and-wife team of John and Agnes Gavin and is considered a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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