Directed by W. J. Lincoln Starring The Bland Holt Company Production
company Amalgamated Pictures Director W. J. Lincoln Written by W. J. Lincoln | Based on novel by Nat Gould Cinematography Orrie Perry Initial release 1911 Production company Amalgamated Pictures Cast Bland Holt | |
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Produced by William Gibson
Millard Johnson
John Tait
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The Double Event is a 1911 Australian feature-length film directed by W. J. Lincoln based on the first novel by Nat Gould, which had been adapted several times for the stage, notably by Bland Holt.
Contents
It is considered a lost film.
Plot
Jack Drayton discovers his brother is an attempted murderer but won't expose him out of fear of ruining the family name. He leaves England in secrecy and starts a new life in Australia under the name of Jack Marston. He falls in love with Edith the daughter of a Sydney bookmaker, John Kingdon. He enters his horse, Caloola, in the Melbourne Cup and it winds, despite the attempts of evil Fletcher.
Fletcher later shoots a lady he is trying to blackmail and is chased across town but is eventually cornered in Chinatown and falls to his death. Jack marries Edith and returns to England.
Cast
Production
The story was based on a 1891 novel by Nat Gould, The Double Event, or A Tale of the Melbourne Cup. This had been successfully adapted for the stage in Australia in 1893 by George Darrell and Bland Holt. Holt's company had disbanded in 1909 and his actors performed in the movie. Several scenes were shot at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.
Release
The film was released in Melbourne on Caulfield Cup Day.