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Adaptation of
The Romance of Runnibede
1926-1927
single work
novel
Issue Details:
First known date:
1928...
1928
The Romance of Runnibede
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Dorothy Winchester returns from boarding school in Sydney to her family's Queensland cattle station, Runnibede. There she finds two equally likeable men eager for her hand in marriage: Tom Linton, the gauche station manager, and the more sophisticated Sub-Inspector Dale of the Queensland Mounted Police. When Dorothy is kidnapped by some local Indigenous Australians, who believe that she is their 'Great White Queen' returned from the dead, the two suitors attempt a rescue. The rivalry for Dorothy's affection is resolved when one of them gives his life to save her.
Source: Pike and Cooper, 1980
Notes
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Steele Rudd's novel was published to coincide with the film release.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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'Zest to the jaded movie palate' : Wallace Worsley, Scott R. Dunlap and The Romance of Runnibede
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: American–Australian Cinema : Transnational Connections 2018; (p. 253-274) Examines The Romance of Runnibede as a case study for concerns about Hollywood's over-arching impact on early Australian (and international) film industries. -
The Long Shadow of 1927
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , vol. 9 no. 3 2015; (p. 230-240)
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The Long Shadow of 1927
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , vol. 9 no. 3 2015; (p. 230-240) -
'Zest to the jaded movie palate' : Wallace Worsley, Scott R. Dunlap and The Romance of Runnibede
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: American–Australian Cinema : Transnational Connections 2018; (p. 253-274) Examines The Romance of Runnibede as a case study for concerns about Hollywood's over-arching impact on early Australian (and international) film industries.
Last amended 24 Oct 2017 08:31:04
Subjects:
- Queensland,
Settings:
- 1860s
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