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For the Term of His Natural Life
(1908) Australia
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Charles MacMahon

Cast: Martyn Keith [Rufus Dawes], Rosie Knight Phillips [Sylvia Vickers], Mrs. Barry Lane [Mrs. Vickers], Frank Kenny [Lord Bellasis], Augustus Neville [Gabbett], Roland Conway [Reverend North], Mr. Jerdan [Reverend Meekin], Fred Francis [Lieutenant Frere], Charles Morse [Jemmy Vetch]

Osborne & Jerdan production; distributed by [?] J. & N. Tait? / Produced by Charles MacMahon and Edward J. Carroll. From the novel For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Clarke. Cinematography by Byers Coates. / Premiered 8 August 1908 at Queen’s Hall in Sydney, Australia. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The novel was subsequently filmed as The Life of Rufus Dawes (1911).

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 22 December 2024.

References: Shirley-Australian pp. 21, 25-26, 27, 275 : Website-IMDb.