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URL:https://themajestictheatre.com.au/events/silent-film-australia-day-wee
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SUMMARY:SILENT FILM - AUSTRALIA DAY WEEKEND - THE KELLY GANG - 1906 & AUSSI
 E ICON SNUB POLLARD IN "ITS A GIFT"
DESCRIPTION:Its Australia Day weekend so in celebration we will feature two
  great Australian silent films. One drama and one comedy.\n\nThe Story of 
 the Kelly Gang is a 1906 Australian bushranger film directed by Charles Ta
 it. It traces the exploits of the 19th-century Kelly gang of bushrangers a
 nd outlaws\, led by Ned Kelly. The silent film was shot in and around Melb
 ourne and originally ran for more than an hour with a reel length of about
  1\,200 meters (4\,000 ft)\, making it the longest narrative film ever mad
 e at the time. The film premiered at Melbourne's Athenaeum Hall on 26 Dece
 mber 1906 and was first shown in the United Kingdom in January 1908. A cri
 tical and commercial success\, it is regarded as the origin point of the b
 ushranging drama\, a genre that dominated the early years of Australian fi
 lm production. Film duration 28 minutes.\n\nSnub Pollard - Australian acto
 r and silent film star of the 1920s. He now has a star on the Hollywood wa
 lk of fame.\n\n"Its a Gift" Is a 1923 short silent film comedy featuring S
 nub Pollard and directed by Hugh Fay about a group of oil magnates trying 
 to think of new ways to attract business. One of them suggests that they c
 ontact an eccentric inventor (Pollard)\, who has devised a new gasoline su
 bstitute.\n\nThe inventor himself lives in a home filled with his strange 
 inventions. When he gets the message from the oil company\, he is excited 
 about the opportunity to demonstrate his innovation\, and jumps into his "
 magnet car". Film duration 14 min.\n\nDoors and bar open 11am with coffee 
 tea refreshments and snacks available. The movies screen at 12 noon. $15 f
 or an adult ticket and free for kids 13 and under. No need to book. Get yo
 ur ticket at the door.
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CATEGORIES:Silent Film
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