Directed by E. J. Cole Release date 29 May 1911 | Distributed by Pathes Freres | |
Based on play Sentenced for Life Starring Bohemian Dramatic Company Production
company Australian Biograph Company | ||
Sentenced for Life is an Australian film directed by E. J. Cole. It was an adaptation of a play performed by Cole and his Bohemian Dramatic Company as early as 1904.
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It is considered a lost film.
Plot
A man is wrongly convicted and sentenced as a convict. According to a contemporary report, "Vivid convict scenes are enacted, ending with a revolt by the prisoners. There is a happy ending of wedding bells." It turns out the young man's rival was responsible and he is punished.
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Cast of theatre production
In 1911 the cast of a theatre production of the play in Geelong was listed as follows:
It is highly likely at least some of these actors repeated their performance in the film.
References
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