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An American film company flew to Australia to produce “The Romance Of Runnibede” in 1927, and went on to lose their shirts at the box office despite drawing critical acclaim (Photo: Sam Hood)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 9, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Australian film shot in Murgon and Cherbourg in 1927 using local residents as extras will get a rare public screening at Barambah Station next month.<\/p>\n

“The Romance of Runnibede” is a silent movie based on a book of the same name by well-known Australian author Steele Rudd.<\/p>\n

It was produced by an American movie company and featured Hollywood starlet Eva Novak in the lead role, supported by six Australian actors and a cast of extras.<\/p>\n

It tells the melodramatic story of Dorothy Winchester, who finishes four years of school and returns home to North Queensland where her father has a large station.<\/p>\n

She is kidnapped by local Aborigines who believe she is the reincarnation of a queen. Two men who love her chase after her: Tom Linton, a stockman on her father’s property, and Sub-Inspector Dale, a mounted policeman.<\/p>\n

While the film would draw scorn today for its depiction of Indigenous people – and the bush as a wilderness just waiting for white settlers to turn it into productive land – it faithfully captures the ignorance of the 1920s.<\/p>\n

The film was previewed favorably by the Royal Commission on the Moving Picture Industry in Australia in September 1927.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It also won high praise from the Sydney Morning Herald’s film critic, who said it deserved “unqualified praise” and was much better than most American-made films of the time.<\/p>\n

But these positive critical reviews failed to translate into box-office success.<\/p>\n

“The Romance Of Runnibede” opened to the public in January 1928 but closed soon afterwards, recouping barely one-sixth of its production cost.<\/p>\n

The production company went into liquidation in May that year and Steele Rudd – who had invested in it – lost his money.<\/p>\n

Eva Novak also returned to the USA without her \u00a33000 salary.<\/p>\n

The film is being screened by the Creative Country Association which is inviting local residents to attend and see if they can recognise any relatives in the film’s cast. <\/strong><\/p>\n

They will also be able to reflect on how much has changed in Australian attitudes to Indigenous people and the landscape over the past 90 years.<\/p>\n

Guests at this semi-formal affair will be greeted on arrival with a glass of Clovely Estate sparkling wine, canapes and a tour of Barambah Homestead’s prize-winning gardens.<\/p>\n

The film night will begin at 5:30pm on Saturday, November 9, and screening will begin after dark.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $65 per head and are strictly limited to 80.<\/p>\n

They can be bought at Clifton Motors in Macalister Street, Murgon or by phoning (07) 4168-1066.<\/p>\n

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Hollywood starlet Eve Novak played the lead role in “The Romance Of Runnibede” (Photo: Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Actors prepare to shoot a scene … many local residents from Cherbourg and Murgon were hired as extras for the movie, but a few scenes were also shot at Rushcutters Bay in Sydney (Photo: Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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