Directed by Vaughan C. Marshall Production
company Advance Films Country Australia Cinematography Tasman Higgins | Written by Sheila Preston Release date 14 July 1928 Initial release 1928 | |
Starring Zillah Bateman
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Caught in the Net is a 1928 Australian silent film about a woman in high society starring Zillah Bateman, a British theatre star who was touring Australia at the time. Only part of the film survives.
Contents
- Taxi taxi caught in the net de ray cooney par les boutons d art
- Caught in the net pt 1
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Release
- References
Caught in the net pt 1
Plot
Society girl Phyllis Weston is loved y two men, handsome Jack Stacey and villainous Robson. In a yacht race, Robson tries to sabotage Jack's boat but fails. Robson then tries to get his sister to trap Jack in a comprising situation, but is unsuccessful.
The story includes a yacht race at St Kilda and a rescue from drowning at Portsea.
Cast
Production
Advance Films had held a competition to find best new Australian story.
The film was shot in early 1928 with exteriors filmed at Portsea.
Release
The film was released as a supporting feature and also was screened in the UK as a quota film.