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Do Men Love Women?
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Wikipedia article
'Do Men Love Women?' is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe about an alcoholic who reforms through the love of a good woman. The finale featured a railway collision.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, 'Australian Film 19001977: A Guide to Feature Film Production', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 31
It is a lost film.Vagg, S., & Reynaud, D. (2016). Alfred Rolfe: Forgotten pioneer Australian film director. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 10(2),184-198. doi:10.1080/17503175.2016.1170950
Plot
Chapter headings for the film were:
*the dinner party
*the first sign of the inebriate
*the success of the young novelist
*a patient wife
*heartbroken
*the drunkard's action
*the curse of drink
*the love of a woman
*cured
*the nurses' intrigue
*this is our child
*repentance
*the great railway smash
*men do love women.
Cast
*Charles Villiers
Production
The film was shot in Sydney.
Reception
The film seems to have been widely distributed, with the railway collision prominently advertised. Reviews were generally strong. It was described as a "modern East Lynne".
Charles Villiers, who appeared in the cast, would accompany screenings of the film as a lecturer.
References
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