Running time 3,000 feet | Release date 1 April 1912 Initial release 1912 Cast Roland Conway | |
Based on story by Casper Middleton Starring Casper MiddletonRoland Conway People also search for The Octoroon, Three Strings to Her Bow, Gambler's Gold, The Golden West | ||
Bread and roses the lawrence textile strike
Strike is an Australian film directed by George Young. It is considered a lost film.
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- Bread and roses the lawrence textile strike
- Bread roses then now lawrence the 1912 strike
- Plot
- Production
- Release
- References
Bread roses then now lawrence the 1912 strike
Plot
A foreigner, Von Haeke, seduces a mine-owner's daughter in order to gain access to her house and her father's money. He is about to marry the girl when his deserted wife arrives and exposes him. In revenge, Von Haeke induces the miners to go on strike, abducts the gig and imprisons her in a mineshaft which is flooded. The hero, Jack, arrives in time to save the girl and beats Von Haeke in a fight. Von Haeke falls to his death from a cliff and Jack marries the girl.
Production
Part of the movie was shot in a coal mine in southern New South Wales in January 1912.
Release
The movie was advertised as being "suggested by the well-known author" Casper Middleton. It only received a limited release in Sydney.