The Reprieve (1913 film)
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Godfrey Cass
| The Reprieve | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | W. J. Lincoln |
| Written by | W. J. Lincoln[1] |
| Produced by | W. J. Lincoln Godfrey Cass |
| Starring | The Lincoln Cass Famous Picture Artists |
| Cinematography | Maurice Bertel |
Production company | |
Release date | |
Running time | 2,500 feet[4] or 4,000 feet[5] |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
The Reprieve is a 1913 Australian melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln about a man on trial for killing his unfaithful wife. It is considered a lost film. Contemporary reviews were positive.[6]
Richard Gannon discovers his wife Amy has been cheating on him with a man called Jim Williams and accidentally kills her in a fit of anger by pushing her over a cliff. He is arrested and sentenced to death but the judge recommends mercy and asks the Home Secretary for a reprieve.
The Home Secretary at first refuses, but when he mistakenly comes to believe that his own wife is unfaithful with a former lover, he realises how easy it would have been to kill her.
After this, he grants a reprieve for Gannon and resolves to show his wife more affection.[7][8][9]
The chapter headings were:[10]
- Condemned to Death.
- The Power of Love.
- Leave my House, you Scoundrel.
- Should a faithless woman be destroyed.
- I have killed Her.
- The Vigil of the Night.
- A story that will hold you spell-bound.
- You are no better than Richard Gannon, the man you refuse to reprieve.
Cast
- Roy Redgrave
- Beryl Bryant
- Godfrey Cass
- George Bryant
- Tom Cannam[11]
- Violet Grey
- Ward Lyons
- Charles Wheeler
- John Brunton
- Jessie Brown