Directed by Charles Woods Running time 8,000 feet Director Charles Woods | Release date 14 January 1918 Initial release 1918 | |
Starring Bryce RoweGertrude DaveyCharles Villiers Productioncompany Woods' Australian Films Distributed by Woods' Australian Films Similar The Fatal Wedding, The Midnight Wedding, The Romantic Story of M, Captain Midnight - the Bush, Captain Starlight - or Gentlema | ||
A Coo-ee from Home is a 1918 Australian silent film directed by Charles Woods about a miner who falls in love with a wealthy heiress. During filming a climactic shark attack, leading actor Bryce Rowe was attacked by a real shark and almost died.
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Plot
Miner Will Morrison marries heiress Grace Norwood. Jealous Richard Myers tries to convince Will that Grace is unfaithful and when that fails he drugs Will and frames him for murder. Will is sentenced to death but a prison chaplain helps him escape. He runs away to sea, is exposed on board, jumps into the water, is attacked by a shark, but he manages to fight it off and escape. He reads that Richard has been arrested for murder back home. Will returns home and marries Grave.
Cast
Production
During filming the shark attack sequence, actor Bryce Rowe was attacked by a real shark and almost died. He had to spend two weeks in hospital.
Release
The fight between Will and the shark was heavily publicised on release.