Caught in the Net

Caught in the Net is a 1928 Australian silent film about a woman in high society starring Zillah Bateman, a British theatre star who was touring Australia at the time.[3] Only part of the film survives.[2]

For the 2020 film, see Caught in the Net (2020 film).

Caught in the Net
Directed byVaughan C. Marshall
Written bySheila Preston
StarringZillah Bateman
John Mayer
CinematographyTasman Higgins
Production
company
Advance Films
Release date
14 July 1928[1]
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent film
English intertitles
Budget£2,000[2]

Plot

Society girl Phyllis Weston is loved y two men, handsome Jack Stacey and villainous Robson. In a yacht race, Robson tries to sabotage Jack's boat but fails. Robson then tries to get his sister to trap Jack in a comprising situation, but is unsuccessful.

The story includes a yacht race at St Kilda and a rescue from drowning at Portsea.[4]

Cast
  • Zillah Bateman as Phyllis Weston
  • John Mayer as Jack Stacey
  • Charles Brown as Robson
  • Peggy Farr
  • Viva Vawden
  • Felix St H Jellicoe
  • Beverley Usher

Production

Advance Films had held a competition to find best new Australian story.[5]

The film was shot in early 1928 with exteriors filmed at Portsea.

Release

The film was released as a supporting feature and also was screened in the UK as a quota film.[2]

References
  1. "THE HAYMARKET". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 14 July 1928. p. 12. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 145.
  3. "THE GRAND THEATRE". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 30 October 1928. p. 21. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  4. "THE PICTURES". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 8 May 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  5. "MOVIES AND MUMMERS". The Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 10 July 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 5 August 2012.


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