| 词条 | Clara Gibbings |
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|name = Clara Gibbings |image = |caption = |producer = F.W. Thring |director = F.W. Thring associate Frank Harvey |writer = Frank Harvey |based on = play Clara Billings by Aimée & Philip Stuart |starring = Dorothy Brunton Campbell Copelin |music = |cinematography = Arthur Higgins |editing = |studio = Efftee Film Productions |distributor = |released = {{Film date|1934|10|13|ref1=[1]|df=y}} |runtime = 81 minutes |country = Australia |language = English |budget = £5,000[2] }}Clara Gibbings is a 1934 Australian film directed by F.W. Thring about the owner of a London pub who discovers she is the daughter of an earl. It was a vehicle for stage star Dorothy Brunton.[3] SynopsisClara Gibbings discovers she is the legitimate but abandoned daughter of the Earl of Drumoor. She becomes a member of high society but soon becomes disillusioned with their morals. She falls in love with a young aristocrat, Errol Kerr, who proposes, and they go off to live in Australia. Cast
Original Play{{Infobox play| name = Clara Gibbings | image = | image_size = | caption = | writer = Aimee & Philip Stuart[4] | characters = | setting = | premiere = London | place = 1929 | orig_lang = English | subject = | genre =melodrama | }} The script was one of a number of play adaptations from F.W. Thring.[5] It was based on a 1929 English play[6] which originally been presented by Thring in Melbourne (one of the cast, Beatrice Day, collapsed and died during rehearsal).[7] It had also been produced on Broadway under the title of Lady Clara starring Florence Nash.[8] ProductionThe film was shot at Efftee's St Kilda studios in early 1934. Although Thring was credited as director, it is likely Frank Harvey did most of the actual direction on set.[9] During shooting, Thring announced he would close the studios after making the movie due to difficulties in getting his product released outside Melbourne.[10][11] It finished by April.[12] Thring did make another film before shutting down the studio, The Streets of London (1934), and announced plans to revive production, but died before he was able to.[13] "I took one look at myself in the 'rushes' — and looked away", admitted Brunton. "I simply could not bear to see myself any more. I thought I looked terrible."[14] ReceptionThe film was previewed in September and released in Melbourne at the Mayfair Cinema on 13 October where it was reported as "recording excellent business".[15][16] Reviewers commented on the fact it was basically a filmed play.[17] It won third prize (amounting to £750) in a competition held by the Commonwealth government in 1935.[18] The judges said the film "contained sparkling dialogue supported by competent acting, although the adaptation of the English play on which it was based was inadequate."[19] However, as of 1936 the film had not been seen on Sydney screens.[20] It was released in England but received poor reviews.[21] Peter Fitzpatrick, biographer of Thring, later described the movie as looking "like a run-of-the-mill British B-picture, and that is at once a badge of proficiency and a mark of its remoteness from everything that Effree stood for."[22] References1. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10956605 |title=Notes on the Screen. |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=26 September 1934 |accessdate=10 August 2012 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 2. ^"Counting the Cash in Australian Films"', Everyones 12 December 1934 p 19-20 3. ^Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p166 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32842552 |title=COLLABORATION. |newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=13 April 1935 |accessdate=10 August 2012 |page=20 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 5. ^'ENGLISH PLAYS To be Filmed in Melbourne', The Sydney Morning Herald Friday 12 January 1934 p 6 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3985586 |title=A WOMAN'S LETTER. |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=2 February 1929 |accessdate=10 August 2012 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 7. ^'MISS BEATRICE DAY. Death of Actress', The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 5 September 1933 p 7 8. ^Broadway listing of Lady Clara at IBDB 9. ^Fitzpatrick p 222 10. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11738748 |title=AUSTRALIAN FILMS Suspension of Production. |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=13 February 1934 |accessdate=10 August 2012 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 11. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17048260 |title=AUSTRALIAN FILMS. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=14 February 1934 |accessdate=10 August 2012 |page=12 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 12. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17073220 |title=AUSTRALIAN FILM. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=20 April 1934 |accessdate=10 August 2012 |page=13 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 13. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17103389 |title=EFFTEE FILMS. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=27 July 1934 |accessdate=10 August 2012 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 14. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58850153 |title=From ROSALIND'S NOTEBOOK. |newspaper=The Mail |location=Adelaide |date=25 August 1934 |accessdate=10 August 2012 |page=17 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 15. ^"Clara Gibbings at Hit at Mel Mayfair", Everyone's,, 24 October 1934 p 30 16. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47478113 |title=THE MIRROR OF SCOEITY. |newspaper=The Australian Women's Weekly | date=8 September 1934 |accessdate=10 August 2012 |page=29 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 17. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10988697 |title=The Mayfair "CLARA GIBBINGS". |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=15 October 1934 |accessdate=10 August 2012 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 18. ^'AUSTRALIAN FILMS. NATIONAL COMPETITIONS. "HERITAGE" FIRST CHOICE', Cairns Post Friday 8 March 1935 p 8 19. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12243506 |title=PRIZE-WINNING FILMS. |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=30 May 1935 |accessdate=10 August 2012 |page=15 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 20. ^'"CLARA GIBBINGS" Gazetted as Quota Film', The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 6 June 1936 p 12 21. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11041140 |title=SCREEN NOTES: By Preview. |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=10 June 1936 |accessdate=10 August 2012 |page=11 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 22. ^Fitzpatrick p 223
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