The Kingdom of Twilight

The Kingdom of Twilight is a 1929 film directed by British author and explorer Alexander MacDonald.[1]

The Kingdom of Twilight
Directed byAlexander Macdonald
Written byAlexander Macdonald
Produced byAlexander Macdonald
StarringWendy Osborne
CinematographyWalter Sully
Lacey Percival
Production
company
Seven Seas Screen Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
December 1929 (UK)
Running time
1 hour 32 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Jim Carrington leaves England with his daughter Dorothy after a scandal, and seeks his fortune as a gold prospector in northern Australia. He learns of a mysterious tribe of aborigines but is wounded and captured by the drive. He is given up for dead by everyone except for Dorothy who continues to search for him. She is captured by the tribe as well and discovers her father is alive. They return together to white civilisation where Dorothy is reunited with a young gold miner who loves her.

Cast
  • Wendy Osborne as Dorothy Carrington
  • John Faulkner as Jim Carrington
  • Robert Leslie Shepherd
  • Rex Arnot as McCrimmon
  • David Wallace as Reginald Carewe
  • Len Norman as Tanami
  • Laurel Macdonald as baby
  • Herrick Corbett as Puggy Markham
  • Jean Seton

Production

MacDonald had previously made a film called The Unsleeping Eye (1928) in Papua, which was a commercial success. He reused many cast and crew on this film, including his wife, actor Wendy Osborne.[2][3]

Scenes were shot at an old mining camp in Chillagoe with an aboriginal corroboree staged in the Mungana Caves nearby. Shooting was finished by September 1928.[1]

Release

The film was released in England but not Australia, although it did have some screenings in 1932.[1][4]

References
  1. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p148
  2. "THE KINEMA". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 12 May 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  3. "KINGDOM OF TWILIGHT". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 28 November 1928. p. 7 Edition: HOME FINAL EDITION. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  4. "CHILLAGOE NOTES". The Cairns Post. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 8 January 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 7 August 2012.


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