Directed by W. J. Lincoln Director W. J. Lincoln | Written by W. J. Lincoln Initial release 1913 Production company Lincoln-Cass Films | |
Produced by W. J. LincolnGodfrey Cass Starring The Lincoln Cass Famous Picture Artists Release date 3 November 1913 (Melbourne) People also search for The Road to Ruin, The Crisis, The Wreck Producers W. J. Lincoln, Godfrey Cass | ||
The Reprieve is a 1913 Australian melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln about a man on trial for killing his unfaithful wife. It is considered a lost film. Contemporary reviews were positive.
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Plot
Richard Gannon discovers his wife Amy has been cheating on him with a man called Jim Williams and accidentally kills her in a fit of anger by pushing her over a cliff. He is arrested and sentenced to death but the judge recommends mercy and asks the Home Secretary for a reprieve.
The Home Secretary at first refuses, but when he mistakenly comes to believe that his own wife is unfaithful with a former lover, he realises how easy it would have been to kill her.
After this, he grants a reprieve for Gannon and resolves to show his wife more affection.
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The film was the fifth production from Lincoln Cass.