7.6 /10 1 Votes
Distributed by Union Theatres Running time 6,000 feet Cast Phyllis Barry | 7.6/10 IMDb Release date 16 October 1926 Initial release 1926 Cinematography Len Roos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Directed by Raymond LongfordF. Stuart-Whyte Starring Phyllis du BarryRobert Travers Productioncompany Australasian FilmsA Master Picture Similar The Bushwhackers, The Man They Could Not Hang, The Midnight Wedding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise is a 1926 Australian silent film co-directed by Raymond Longford, who took over during filming. It was the second film from Australasian Films following their recommencement of production, after Painted Daughters.
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It is considered a lost film.
Sunrise 1927 trailer
Plot
George Willis loses his unfaithful wife in a rock fall and takes to the bush He rescues a girl, Hope Stuart, from a flood and nurses her back to health. When he brings her back to her father he discovers that an old enemy, Arthur Greerson, has accused him of murder.
Greerson is injured in a mining accident and after George rescues him, Greerson admits he has lied. George returns to his life as a recluse in the mountains, followed by Hope.
Cast
Production
The film was shot on location in the Blue Mountains at Bargo with interiors at the studios of Australasian Films in Bondi. F. Stuart Whyte began directing but left Australia during shooting for unknown reasons. He was replaced by Longford, who had recently contracted to Australasian Films.