P.J. Ramster

Percy John Ramster, better known as P.J. Ramster, was an Australian film director. He also ran an acting school, and his students often appeared in his films.

One of his students was Paulette McDonagh who, along with her sisters, hired Ramster to direct their first film, but removed him during production and Paulette took over.^[1]

Another one of Ramster's students was William Shepherd, who later went on to become one of the leading editors in Australia.^[2]

He worked for a time as an actor.^[3]

Filmography

• High Heels (1918) – short
• Should Girls Kiss Soldiers? (1918) – short
• Jasamine Freckel's Love Affair (1921) – short
• Mated in the Wilds (1921)
• The Tale of a Shirt (1922) – short
• The Triumph of Love (1922)
• Should a Doctor Tell? (1923)
• Cattiva Evasione, aka or A Naughty Elopement (1923) – short
• The Rev. Dell's Secret (1924)
• Those Who Love (1926)
• Should a Girl Propose? (1926)
• The Russell Affair (1928)

References

1. Wright, Andrée, 'McDonagh, Paulette de Vere (1901–1978)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 4 May 2012
2. 'Bill Shepherd, Pioneer Film Editor Interviewed by Graham Shirley', Australian Screen Editors Guild Nov 2002 accessed 4 May 2012
3. "FITZGERALD BROTHERS CIRCUS.". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 7 March 1903. p. 11. Retrieved 5 May 2012.

External links

• P.J. Ramster at National Film and Sound Archive
• P.J. Ramster at IMDB