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- Eccentric exercises of a skater with roller skates.
- The story opens in a room in the old Spaniard's Inn at Hempstead Heath, England. Sir Richard Devine has a meeting with Crofton, a man-about-town, who has also been known under the name of Rex. Crofton attempts to blackmail Sir Richard, and a quarrel ensues, during which Sir Richard is killed by Rex. Previous to this, Sir Richard's son Dick, a hail-fellow-well-met chap, had a quarrel with his father on account of Dick's debts, and the elder man cast off his son. Rex, knowing this, has prepared evidence so that Dick is accused of murdering his father. He is unjustly sent to prison. Several years previous to this, Parson North, before entering the ministry, had forged some notes, which were held by Sir Richard. Dick is sent to the convict settlement in an Dieman's Land, Australia, and some wonderful scenes are shown of the convicts working on the rock pile. The chain gang is shown at work, and one of the prisoners who has tried to escape is overtaken by the guard and brought back. Parson North is chaplain, and is the friend of all the convicts. Lieutenant Black, in charge of the prison, discovers the chaplain giving tobacco to the convicts, and threatens to report him. Dick Devine, now known as Rufus Dawes, is seen as a convict, working beside Rex, the man who killed Dick's father. Shortly after this, orders are given to have the convict settlement moved to Port Arthur, and the prisoners are taken in small boats on board the "Osprey," a large sailing ship. The convicts plan to overpower the guards and capture the ship. Chaplain North proves his courage by saving one of the officers from being murdered toy two of the convicts. That night the convicts overpower the crew of the "Osprey" and secure command of her. Their knowledge of sailing is limited, however, and the boat is dashed on the rocks. A stirring situation develops, during which the wrecked convicts are washed up on the beach. Major Vickers, the commanding officer of the convict settlement, had sent his wife and daughter, Sylvia, on the "Osprey," and their lives are saved only by the courageous work of some of the convicts, headed by Rufus Dawes. Dawes has made a little camp for Sylvia, and is building a boat in which he hopes to take her away from the island on which they are marooned. On the other side of the island are seen the three remaining convicts, among whom is Rex. These three are reduced to the last extremity and are drawing lots to see who shall be killed for food for the others. The convicts are recaptured and taken back to the settlement. In the meantime, Dawes has finished his boat and is about ready to launch same and take Sylvia back to civilization, when a searching party arrives and rescues them. Previous to this, one of the three convicts had killed Sylvia's mother, and the shock had deprived Sylvia of her memory. Lieutenant Black, with the rescuing party, accuses Dawes of the murder. In desperation, Dawes finally escapes from the prison at Port Arthur, and on his way to the shore meets Sylvia, now Mrs. Black. She fails to recognize Dawes, and he escapes. The sudden sight of Dawes partly restores Sylvia's memory, and she demands to see the man who rescued her. Dawes is again captured and brought back to Port Arthur, and upon seeing him, Sylvia's memory comes back to her. In the meantime, Lady Devine has arrived from England and demands to see her son, who is known as Rufus Dawes. Rex, weakened by his dreadful experiences, finally confesses to the murders of Sir Richard and Mrs. Vickers. Rufus Dawes is therefore released from prison and returns to England under his own name and title, Sir Richard Devine.
- At the opening of the story, Nell Gwynne, a popular English actress, is seen as an orange girl selling her goods in and around the old Drury Theater. While she is bantering, Lady Olivia Vernon, the ward of Lord Jeffreys, Chief Justice of England, appeals to Nell for a hiding place. Lady Olivia is being pursued by her guardian and his soldiers and Lord Jeffreys is trying to force Lady Olivia to marry a wealthy lord. By quickness of wit, Nell secures a hiding place for Lady Olivia and later directs Lord Fairfax, Lady Olivia's lover, to the hiding place. While the soldiers are searching for the young couple, Nell distracts their attention by her powers of mimicry. Nell has been endeavoring to secure a part in one of the productions at the Drury Lane Theater, but has been unable to secure an opportunity to show her ability. In desperation she had assumed the role of the orange girl, hoping in this way to find occasion to demonstrate her histrionic ability to the manager of that theater. On the occasion of the illness of one of the principal characters in a production, Nell secures an opportunity to appear in the part. She makes an instantaneous hit, and from then on her success is assured. Lord Jeffreys tries to force Lady Olivia to marry the wealthy Lord Rochester, but Nell Gywnn repeatedly outwits the chief justice. Fairfax, Lady Olivia's lover, is finally captured by Lord Jeffreys and thrown into prison. Lord Jeffreys has trumped up charges against Fairfax, and by trickery has made King Charles believe them. Nell seizes an opportunity to disguise herself as Lord Jeffreys, and to issue orders which help release Fairfax. Nell's final appeal to the King saves her young lover, and he is set free to join his sweetheart. Lord Jeffreys, for his trickery, is dismissed by the King. Nell continues on her rollicking way, and is the idol of the country. Her final good deed is the presentation of a wonderful hospital to the nation. Although she is now the favorite of the King, Nell does not forget her old friend.
- Beautiful scenic of Australia's leading city and its fashionable seaside resort, Manly.
- At a boarding house in Sydney, Australia, Franz, a young artist, holds himself aloof from his fellow boarders. In vain do they try to induce him to join their picnics and frolics. Secretly he is in love with the young and pretty Dolly, but dare not make advances because of his poverty and her wealth. Secretly she loves him. At length, peeved at the artist's reserve, the boarders decide to play him a joke, a la Edgar Allan Poe's "The Gold Bug." Even little Dolly joins in the plot, lest by refusing she betray her secret. They ingeniously steal from the artist his large, soft, black hat, his inseparable companion, which they place carefully in a large box and bury among the rocks on Mosman Point. While the artist is busily at work on a picture of Sydney Harbor, a rag blowing at his feet attracts his attention. It is supposedly an old note written by a dying sailor to his pal, giving directions to a buried treasure at Mosman Point. The artist bites. Not a moment does he lose to seek the spot, and not a moment do the boarders lose to follow him. But on opening the box and discovering the joke, the look on his face is so pitiable that Dolly deserts the jokers, runs to Franz and confesses her love. That is revelation Number One. Number Two is in the form of a letter the artist finds in his hat, which he had neglected to open. It contains a check for 1,000 pounds in payment for a painting. The drinks are on the boarders.
- William Brown casts aside his sports and answers the call. He goes into camp at Liverpool and is the pride of his sweetheart. The various stages of the soldier's training arc shown until Brown bids good-bye to his people and sweetheart. Egypt is next the scent of the play and much joy is shown by the soldiers when marching orders are received. They are shown arriving at the Dardanelles, when comes the tit-bit of the play. 'Big Lizzie' is busy bombarding the Turkish positions, and the troops are taken to the shore in small boats, under cover of her fire. A surprise awaits them on landing, however, when they find the Turks well entrenched, and a hail of bullets and shrapnel erects the invaders, causing terrible losses. Our boys keep on bravely and capture the first line of trenches, driving the Turks to rout. One Turkish sniper has been overlooked, and is firing on the Red Cross, when Pte. William Brown heroically attacks him. After a tremendous struggle both fall over a cliff into the sea, and the Australian manages to drown his adversary and escapes to the shore. Brown is removed to the hospital at Cairo, and thence to Australia. He marries his sweetheart.
- The story of the Eureka Stockade, where 12,000 gold miners rose up against the government.
- A down-at-heal ex-convict undergoes an epiphany as he experiences the love of a good woman for the first time.
- The "Townies" spend a month's holiday at the "Hayseeds" remote backward farm.
- Mum and Day Hayseed are visited by an archaeologist, Owen Osborne, looking for signs of prehistoric people. They go through a cave and discover a secret valley which is home to a lost tribe.
- Barry Manton is a rich heir who is constantly undermined by his father, who sees him as a gadabout. He even goes to the extent of paying his girlfriend to leave him. It seems he must remain a bachelor if he is to receive his inheritance. He meets Lola, a beautiful and thoughtful woman who enriches his life and makes him think about his actions. They soon marry. Meanwhile, Barry's father feels remorse for banishing his son, and invites him back into his life. Lola is fearful of meeting Barry's father for the first time, and convinced that Barry will not get his rightful inheritance, selflessly leaves him. Years later, they meet again in a hospital where Lola is a nurse - in order to support Peter, the child Barry never knew they had.
- A convict, wrongfully accused and sent a harsh prison colony, attempts to escape.
- Young "Fatty" Finn and his friends enter their pet goat in a race, but his rival "Bruiser" Murphy lets the goat loose, right before the race.
- Cherry Carson is a rich girl who falls in love with a gentleman she meets by chance on a train trip. Little does she know that he is the son of her father's greatest enemy, and their love is doomed to suffer.
- A former member of the crew of the HMS Bounty recounts the story of the mutiny aboard ship.
- Mary Townleigh gets lost while out hiking in the bush and is found by John Manners and the farming family Hayseeds. Mary's Father returns the hospitality and entertains the Hayseeds in Sydney.
- Tour of Australia.
- A Technicolor travelogue of Sydney, Australia and its harbor. Part of MGM's "FitzPatrick Traveltalk" series.
- Sir Hubert Wilkins gives his views and hopes about his forthcoming submarine expedition to the North Pole.
- This Traveltalks entry takes the viewer to Australia's two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, and the Blue Hills region.
- A disaster-prone zoo attendant discovers a substance that accelerates motion, enabling his greyhound to run faster.
- Three young Australians join the army at the beginning of World War I and are assigned to the Australian Light Horse cavalry, which is serving in Palestine. The three eventually take part in the attack during the Battle of Beersheba, which was the last cavalry charge in modern warfare.
- Tells the story of three men--Bluey, a tough two fisted drover (Taylor), Milo, a laconic dingo trapper (Rafferty), and Pete, an intellectual English "new chum" (Finch). Together they serve in North Africa, fighting against the forces of Rommel in what has now become one of Australia's greatest wartime legends--The Rats of Tobruk.
- Newsreel in five segments shows ongoing American combat activities in the Philippines, ongoing Allied combat in Europe, the latest in American teenage fashion for girls, the proliferation of Australian brides for American servicemen, and a celebrity dinner in Washington, D.C., to benefit the March of Dimes.
- It's the start of WWII in Northern Australia. The Japanese are getting close. People are evacuating and burning everything in a "scorched earth" policy. Rather than kill all their cattle, a disparate group decides to drive them overland half way across the continent.
- An Australian biopic about the life of pioneering aviator Charles "Smithy" Kingsford-Smith.
- The marriage of a couple breaks up and their son proceeds to try to wreck the life of his step-sister whom he marries. He is redeemed by his wartime experiences.
- The story of five brothers who homestead, with other settlers, on the virgin plateaus of the Australian bush country. In addition to being beset with the obstacles and difficulties with the land and nature, another complication arises when two of the brothers fall in love with the same woman.
- Tommy (Tommy Trinder) is called in to smooth things out after Wally King (Chips Rafferty) encroaches upon Aboriginal tribal ground.