The Life of a Jackeroo is a 1913 Australian silent film directed by Franklyn Barrett.Franklyn Barrett papers at National Film and Sound Archive It is considered a lost film.
Plot A young Englishman (Tom Middleton) leaves his actress girlfriend (Ruth Wainwright) to seek an experience in Australia. He works as a jackeroo on a property and falls in love with the daughter (Tien Hogue) of a wealthy squatter. They are happy until the actress arrives and joins forces with an evil overseer. They persuade some local aborigines to raid the squatter's home and capture the Englishman. The squatter's daughter rides to the rescue and a loyal aboriginal helps saves the day.
Cast Tom Middleton as the Englishman Tien Hogue as the squatter's daughter Ruth Wainwright as the actress
Production The film was made immediately after A Blue Gum Romance using the same locations, much of the same cast and some of the same incidents.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 39
Screenings were often accompanied by a lecturer.
Reception The film was popular at the local box office and screened in England and the USA.Graham Shirley & Brian Adams, Australian Cinema: The First Eighty Years, Angus and Robertson, 1989 p 59
References
External links
The Life of a Jackerook at National Film and Sound Archive