The Devil's Playground (1928 film)
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by Ashley Durham
| The Devil's Playground | |
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| Directed by | Victor Bindley |
| Written by | John Bedouin (titles) |
| Based on | lyrics of Hell's Highway by Ashley Durham |
| Starring | John R. Allen |
| Cinematography |
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| Edited by | J. Stebbing |
Production company | Fineart Films Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 8,385 feet |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
The Devil's Playground is a 1928 Australian feature-length film set in the South Seas. It was produced by a largely amateur group from the north shore of Sydney.[1]
- John Allen as Martin Herla
- Eliza Stenning as Naneena
Production
The film was made by a largely amateur group who formed a company, Fine art Film, in 1927 with a capital of £2,000.[2]
Their first production was the Pacific Island adventure, Trobriana, which was never released.[3] Scenes were shot on beaches near Sydney and interiors in the Mosman Town Hall. Natives were played by Sydney lifeguards in black face.[1]
It was known during filming as Pearl of the Pacific.[4]
Cast member Elza Stenning married sculptor Lyndon Dadswell in 1930; she had a small part in F. W. Thring's Harmony Row then became an opera star; they divorced in 1939. She married financier Ian Mathieson Jacoby and as Elsa Jacoby became a well-known Sydney society matron.[5]