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Tiger Island (1930 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Tiger Island' is a 1930 silent Australian film about a father and daughter living on an island off the Victorian coast who become involved in drug running. It is considered a lost film.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, 'Australian Film 19001977: A Guide to Feature Film Production', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p152
Plot
An old man and his beautiful daughter are lured to an island on the Victorian coast with the promise of a share in a deceased person's estate. The father finds the fortune was made from drug smuggling, the contraband being dropped off by passing steamers.
The old man joins the drug trade. A detective investigates and falls for the girl. The drug smuggler is unmasked, the old man is exonerated and the detective is united with the girl.
Cast
*Beth Darvall
*John Barry
*Godfrey Cass
*Charles Brown
*Thelma Banks
Production
The film was shot as a silent movie in 1929, in Melbourne and off the coast of Victoria. Advertisements for crew were listed in March, and the movie was complete by June. It was the second feature from the Victorian FIlm Production syndicate.
Release
The coming of sound pictures limited its commercial chances.
The film was one of only four films entered in the Commonwealth government's 10,000 film competition. Of the four, it was judged the third best, after 'Fellers' (1930) and 'The Cheaters' (1930) but in front of 'The Nation of Tomorrow'. However, only 'Fellers' was ruled eligible for a prize.
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