Percy John Ramster (died 1941), better known as P.J. Ramster, was an Australian film director. He also ran an acting school, and his students often appeared in his films.
One of his students was Paulette McDonagh who, along with her sisters, hired Ramster to direct their first film, but removed him during production and Paulette took over.Wright, Andrée, 'McDonagh, Paulette de Vere (1901–1978)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 4 May 2012
Another one of Ramster's students was William Shepherd, who later went on to become one of the leading editors in Australia.'Bill Shepherd, Pioneer Film Editor Interviewed by Graham Shirley', Australian Screen Editors Guild Nov 2002 accessed 4 May 2012
He worked for a time as an actor.
Filmography The majority of Ramster's films are considered lost or survive in very incomplete versions: High Heels (1918) – short Should Girls Kiss Soldiers? (1918) – short Jasamine Freckel's Love Affair (1921) – short Mated in the Wilds (1921) The Tale of a Shirt (1922) – short The Triumph of Love (1922) Should a Doctor Tell? (1923) Cattiva Evasione, aka or A Naughty Elopement (1923) – short The Rev. Dell's Secret (1924) Those Who Love (1926) Should a Girl Propose? (1926) The Russell Affair (1928)
References
External links P.J. Ramster at National Film and Sound Archive