Environment (1927 film)

Environment
Directed by Gerald M. Hayle
Produced by Vaughan C. Marshall
Written by Gerald M. Hayle
Starring Beth Darvall
Hal Percy
Cinematography Tasman Higgins
Production
company
Advance Films
Release dates
23 July 1927[1]
Running time
6,000 feet
Country Australia
Language Silent film
English intertitles
Budget ₤4,000[2][3]

Environment is a 1927 Australian silent film about a woman who poses for a revealing painting. It was one of two films produced by Vaughan C. Marshall, the other one being Caught in the Net (1928).

Unlike many Australian silent films, a copy of it survives today.[4]

Plot

Mary Garval is forced by poverty into posing semi-nude for a painting, L'Environment. The painter's assistant, Arthur, tries to seduce her but she runs away after finding out he is married.

Mary seeks refuge in the country and falls for a farmer, Jimmy. They get married but Arthur, seeking revenge, sends a Jewish friend to spy on them. He sends Jimmy a copy of the painting as a wedding present. Jimmy eventually forgives Mary and decides to destroy the painting, but discovers a lost will in the frame, which reveals Mary to be the heiress to a lost fortune.

Cast

Production

The movie was shot in early 1927 in and around Melbourne. Marshall tried to woo Melbourne society while making the film, looking for investment. The director, Gerald Haye, made industrial films in Melbourne for several years.[4]

Reception

The film appears to have only been screened in Victoria.[4]

References

  1. "FILM INDUSTRY.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 18 June 1927. p. 32. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. "£100,000 SPENT." Advocate (Burnie, Tas) 5 Jan 1928: 6 accessed 6 December 2011
  3. "PICTURES IN AUSTRALIA.". Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 5 May 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 140.

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