| Major Wilson's Last Stand | |
|---|---|
 Photo by Frederic G. Hodsoll depicting the final scene of Savage South Africa, the play on which the film was based | |
| Directed by | Joseph Rosenthal |
| Screenplay by | Frank E. Fillis |
| Based on | Historical events of the Shangani Patrol (1893) |
| Produced by | Warwick Trading Co. Ltd |
| Starring | Texas Jack Peter Lobengula Frank E. Fillis |
Production companies | Levi, Jones & Company |
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Running time | 125 ft[1] |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Major Wilson's Last Stand is an 1899 British short silent war film based upon the historical accounts of the Shangani Patrol. The film was adapted from Savage South Africa, a stage show depicting scenes from both the First Matabele War and the Second Matabele War which opened at the Empress Theatre, Earls Court, on 8 May 1899.[2] It was shot by Joseph Rosenthal for Warwick Trading Co. Ltd.[3]
Copies of the film originally sold for £3. It was shown to audiences at the Olympic Theatre in London and at the Refined Concert Company in New Zealand.[4]
- ^ Barnes, John (1992). Filming the Boer War. London: Bishopgate Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-18-52190-46-0.
- ^ MacKenzie 1986, p. 97.
- ^ "Theater Royal Timaru". The Timaru Herald. LXIV (3220). New Zealand: 1. 26 March 1900.
- ^ "Theater Royal Timaru". The Timaru Herald. LXIV (3220). New Zealand: 1. 26 March 1900.