Keane of Kalgoorlie

Keane of Kalgoorlie, or a Story of the Sydney Cup
Newcastle Herald 29 August 1911
Directed byJohn Gavin
Written byAgnes Gavin
Based onplay by Edward William O'Sullivan
Arthur Wright
from the novel by
Arthur Wright
Produced byHerbert Finlay
Stanley Crick
StarringJohn Gavin
Agnes Gavin
CinematographyHerbert Finlay
Production
companies
Crick and Finlay
Distributed byGaumont[1]
Release date
  • July 19, 1911 (1911-07-19)[2]
Running time
4,000 feet[3] or 3,000 feet[4]
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent film

Keane of Kalgoorlie, or a Story of the Sydney Cup is a 1911 Australian silent film set in the racing and gambling circles of Sydney, based on a popular play by Edward William O'Sullivan and Arthur Wright, adapted from the novel by Wright.[5]

It was made by the husband and wife team of John and Agnes Gavin and is considered a lost film.

  1. ^ "Advertising". The Advertiser. Vol. LV, no. 16, 798. South Australia. 17 August 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 27 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Lyceum Pictures". The Yass Courier. Vol. LIV, no. 5539. New South Wales, Australia. 20 July 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 27 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Advertising". The Sunday Times. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 26 August 1917. p. 21. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Advertising". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. National Library of Australia. 31 August 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  5. ^ "To Pana's Page on Passing and Past Shows". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 1 July 1931. p. 24. Retrieved 13 September 2014.