The Kingdom of Twilight
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Director Alexander Macdonald Distributor Universal Studios Writer Alexander MacDonald Language English | 5.2/10 IMDb Genre Adventure, Drama, Thriller Duration Country Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date December 1929 (UK) Cinematography Walter Sully, Lacey Percival Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure Film Similar movies Showgirl’s Luck (1930), On Our Selection (1932), Jewelled Nights (1925) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Kingdom of Twilight is a 1929 film directed by British author and explorer Alexander MacDonald.
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Plot
Jim Carrington leaves England with his daughter Dorothy after a scandal, and seeks his fortune as a gold prospector in northern Australia. He learns of a mysterious tribe of aborigines but is wounded and captured by the drive. He is given up for dead by everyone except for Dorothy who continues to search for him. She is captured by the tribe as well and discovers her father is alive. They return together to white civilisation where Dorothy is reunited with a young gold miner who loves her.
Cast
Production
MacDonald had previously made a film called The Unsleeping Eye (1928) in Papua, which was a commercial success. He reused many cary and crew on this film, including his wife, actor Wendy Osborne.
Scenes were shot at an old ming camp in Chillagoe with an aboriginal corroboree staged in the Mungana Caves nearby. Shooting was finished by September 1928.
Release
The film was released in England but not Australia, although it did have some screenings in 1932.
References
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