The Bushranger (1928 film)

1928 film

The Bushranger

Directed by| Chester Withey
Screenplay by| George C. Hull
Paul Perez
Madeleine Ruthven
Starring| Tim McCoy
Ena Gregory
Russell Simpson
Arthur Lubin
Ed Brady
Cinematography| Arthur Reed
Edited by| William LeVanway

Production
company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Distributed by| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Release date

* November 17, 1928 (1928-11-17)

Running time

| 60 minutes
Country| United States
Languages| Silent
English intertitles

The Bushranger is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Chester Withey and written by George C. Hull, Paul Perez, and Madeleine Ruthven. Set in Australia, the film stars Tim McCoy, Ena Gregory, Russell Simpson, Arthur Lubin and Ed Brady.

The film was released on November 17, 1928, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2][3]

## Plot

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A gentleman is arrested for duelling and sentenced to Van Dieman's Land. He escapes and becomes a bushranger.[4]

## Cast

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* Tim McCoy as Edward
* Ena Gregory as Lucy
* Russell Simpson as Sir Eric
* Arthur Lubin as Arthur
* Ed Brady as Black Murphy
* Frank Baker as Blair
* Dale Austen as Dale
* Richard Neill as Col. Cavendish
* Rosemary Cooper as Lady Cavendish

## Production

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The story was written by Madeleine Ruthven. It was made at the time there was a ban on such films being made in some Australian states.[5][6] The film was reportedly made in response to criticism of too many Westerns being set in America.[7] Frank Baker, brother of Snowy Baker had a role. Dale Austen was a former Miss New Zealand. This was her only Hollywood film.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "The Bushranger". AFI. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
2. ^ "The Bushranger (1928) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
3. ^ "TIM McCOY IN "THE BUSHRANGER"". The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder. Vol. 14, no. 1419\. New South Wales, Australia. May 24, 1929. p. 5. Retrieved July 16, 2019 - via National Library of Australia.
4. ^ ""The Bushranger": Australia in Hollywood". Sydney Mail. Vol. XXXIV, no. 877\. New South Wales, Australia. January 16, 1929. p. 20. Retrieved July 16, 2019 - via National Library of Australia.
5. ^ "Australia in Hollywood". The Sydney Mail. Vol. XXXIII, no. 844\. New South Wales, Australia. May 30, 1928. p. 22. Retrieved July 16, 2019 - via National Library of Australia.
6. ^ "Film Theatres and Players". The Sydney Mail. Vol. XXXIII, no. 846\. New South Wales, Australia. June 13, 1928. p. 26. Retrieved July 16, 2019 - via National Library of Australia.
7. ^ "Westerns changing locale". Variety. March 28, 1928. p. 9.
8. ^ "Films get Beauty of Antipodes" The Los Angeles Times, January 27, 1928, Page 2. Retrieved July 7, 2020

## See also

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* Australian Western

## External links

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* The Bushranger at IMDb
* The Bushranger at BFI

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Films directed by Chester Withey

* The Devil's Needle (1916)
* The Old Folks at Home (1916)
* The Wharf Rat (1916)
* An Alabaster Box (1917)
* Madame Bo-Peep (1917)
* Nearly Married (1917)
* The Bad Boy (1917)
* A Woman's Awakening (1917)
* In Pursuit of Polly (1918)
* The Hun Within (1918)
* On the Quiet (1918)
* Little Comrade (1919)
* The New Moon (1919)
* Maggie Pepper (1919)
* The Teeth of the Tiger (1919)
* Romance (1920)
* She Loves and Lies (1920)
* Coincidence (1921)
* Lessons in Love (1921)
* Wedding Bells (1921)
* Heroes and Husbands (1922)
* Outcast (1922)
* Domestic Relations (1922)
* Richard the Lion-Hearted (1923)
* A Cafe in Cairo (1924)
* The Pleasure Buyers (1925)
* Going the Limit (1926)
* The Impostor (1926)
* Her Honor, the Governor (1926)
* Queen o'Diamonds (1926)
* Secret Orders (1926)
* The Bushranger (1928)

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