| Captain Midnight, the Bush King | |
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 Screen shot from film | |
| Directed by | Alfred Rolfe |
| Based on | The Bush King by W. J. Lincoln and Alfred Dampier |
| Produced by | Cosens Spencer Alan J. Williamson |
| Starring | Alfred Rolfe Lily Dampier Raymond Longford |
| Cinematography | Ernest Higgins[1][2] |
| Edited by | Ernest Higgins |
| Distributed by | E. J. Carroll (Qld)[3] Lennon, Hyman & Lennon (Sth Aust) Jury's Pictures (UK)[4] Sawyers Inc (USA) |
Release date |
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Running time | 2,000 feet[6] |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
| Budget | £800[7] |
Captain Midnight, the Bush King (US: The Bushranger's Bride) is a 1911 Australian silent Western film about the fictitious bushranger Captain Midnight. It was the directorial debut of actor Alfred Rolfe. The film is based on the play of same name by W. J. Lincoln and Alfred Dampier. Captain Midnight, the Bush King is now considered lost.[8][9]
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- ^ "Brevities". Independent (Footscray, Vic. : 1883–1922). Footscray, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 20 May 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Graham Shirley and Brian Adams, Australian Cinema: The First Eighty Years, Currency Press 1983 p 29
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