The Double Event
The Double Event is a 1911 Australian feature-length film directed by W. J. Lincoln based on the first novel by Nat Gould, which had been adapted several times for the stage, notably by Bland Holt.
Plot
Jack Drayton discovers his brother is an attempted murderer but won't expose him out of fear of ruining the family name. He leaves England in secrecy and starts a new life in Australia under the name of Jack Marston. He falls in love with Edith the daughter of a Sydney bookmaker, John Kingdon. He enters his horse, Caloola, in the Melbourne Cup and it wins, despite the attempts of evil Fletcher.
Cast
More details
author | W. J. Lincoln |
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director | W. J. Lincoln |
keywords | attempted murder derby knock out melbourne cup morning new life |
producer | John Tait Millard Johnson Nevin Tait William Gibson |
productionCompany | Amalgamated Pictures |
publisher | Tait's Pictures |
theme | sports |