The Ten Commandments: live prologue, Far North Queensland
1925
The Ten Commandments: live prologue, Far North Queensland
1925
- NFSA ID0D0R246S
- TypeDocumentation
- MediumDocumentation
- FormStill Image
- GenresPersonal, Silent film, Historical, Biographical
- Year1925
In 1925, Paramount Pictures employed Australian film director Franklyn Barrett (The Breaking of the Drought, A Girl of the Bush) to manage the North Queensland tour of the silent film blockbuster The Ten Commandments (Cecil B DeMille, USA, 1923).
Barrett conducted the music and directed the live prologue that was performed on stage by local actors before the film commenced – pictured here.
He toured the film and stage show to towns and cities in Queensland including Brisbane, Cairns, Gladstone, Malanda, Rockhampton, Warwick and Barcaldine.
Notes by Stephen Groenewegen
In 1925, Paramount Pictures employed Australian film director Franklyn Barrett (The Breaking of the Drought, A Girl of the Bush) to manage the North Queensland tour of the silent film blockbuster The Ten Commandments (Cecil B DeMille, USA, 1923).
Barrett conducted the music and directed the live prologue that was performed on stage by local actors before the film commenced – pictured here.
He toured the film and stage show to towns and cities in Queensland including Brisbane, Cairns, Gladstone, Malanda, Rockhampton, Warwick and Barcaldine.
Notes by Stephen Groenewegen
- NFSA ID0D0R246S
- TypeDocumentation
- MediumDocumentation
- FormStill Image
- GenresPersonal, Silent film, Historical, Biographical
- Year1925
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