The Man Who Forgot (1927 film)
| The Man Who Forgot | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A. R. Harwood |
| Produced by | A. R. Harwood |
| Starring | Walter Nicholls William Hallam |
| Cinematography | William Hallam |
| Distributed by | Walter Nicholls William Hallam A. R. Harwood |
Release date |
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Running time | 5,000 feet |
| Country | Australia |
The Man Who Forgot is a 1927 silent Australian feature film which marked the directorial debut of A. R. Harwood.[1] It is considered a lost film.
Harwood called it a "beautiful horrible failure."[2]
Production
Little is known about the movie apart from the fact it was a low-budget melodrama shot outdoors to save on studio costs. The story included scenes at the Ascot racecourse in Melbourne, a fight on the brink of the Werribee Gorge, timber felling in the Dandenong Rangers, and an escape by the hero in an aeroplane at the Essendon Aerodrome.[3][4]
Release
Harwood distributed the film himself in partnership with his leading actors Nicholls and Hallam. They showed it on a double bill with Jewelled Nights (1925) around rural Victoria.[5] Harwood, Nicholls and Hallam then announced plans to make a second feature together, a farce called Struth, but the project was abandoned and Harwood spent the next few years in distribution.[3]
Cast
- William Hallam as Crazy Dan
- Walter Nicholls as Stephen Jackson
References
- ^ "ALL AUSTRALIAN PICTURES". The Sunbury News. No. 1732. Victoria, Australia. 2 April 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 21 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "First talkie". Filmnews. Vol. 19, no. 9. New South Wales, Australia. 1 October 1989. p. 10. Retrieved 21 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p141
- ^ "Starting With the South Seas.", Everyones., Sydney: Everyones Ltd, 8 June 1927, nla.obj-570105098, retrieved 21 September 2025 – via Trove
- ^ ""Everyones" in Victoria. "Term of His Natural Life" No Good to Guthrie Geelong Mayor Champions Senator in "Great G-to-G Fight."", Everyones., Sydney: Everyones Ltd, 25 May 1927, nla.obj-570094436, retrieved 21 September 2025 – via Trove