Satan in Sydney

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Event Satan in Sydney
Venue Lyric Theatre, Sydney, NSW
First Date 15 July 1918
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Sensationalist melodrama. A country girl is the victim of a German choirmaster and ends up in Sydney lowlife. When war breaks out she goes to the front as a nurse. The German runs a gambling and opium den in Sydney and trys to encource soldiers to desert.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Film
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Zoe Angas Actor
D L Dalziel Actor
George Edwards Actor
Gerald Harcourt Actor
Gladys Leigh Actor
Elsie Prince Actor
Charles Villiers Actor
Ruth Wainwright Actor
Percy Walshe Actor
Beaumont Smith Director
Beaumont Smith Producer
Beaumont Smith Screenwriter
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Because of its 'lurid' theme the film was deemed offensive by the authorities and banned by police after one screening. After review the film was released uncut.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Pike and Cooper [154]
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 145414