W. J. Lincoln

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W. J. Lincoln

W. J. Lincoln (1870–August 1917) was an Australian film director in the silent era. He produced, directed and/or wrote 23 films between 1911 and 1916.

[edit] Life

W. J. Lincoln was in 1870. By 1908 he was manager of the Paradise of Living Pictures movie theatre in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, and had begun to write and direct films for show in the theatre. In 1913 he later become owner of the "Paradise", and he then partnered with Godfrey Cass to make films as the Lincoln-Cass Film Company. The company survived for only one year, but in that time it made eight films. Lincoln later formed Lincoln-Barnes Productions, continuing to make films until 1916. He died in Sydney in August 1917.

[edit] Filmography

  1. It Is Never Too Late to Mend (1911) (writer and director)
  2. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1911) (director)
  3. The Luck of Roaring Camp (1911) (writer and director)
  4. Called Back (1911) (writer and director)
  5. The Lost Cord (1911) (director)
  6. The Bells (1911) (director)
  7. The Double Event (1911) (writer and director)
  8. After Sundown (lost, c. 1911) (director)
  9. Breaking the News (1912) (writer and director)
  10. Rip Van Winkle (1912) (director)
  11. The Wreck (1913) (director)
  12. Transported (1913) (director)
  13. The Sick Stockrider (1913) (director)
  14. The Road to Ruin (1913) (director)
  15. The Reprieve (1913) (director)
  16. The Remittance Man (1913) (director)
  17. Moondyne (1913) (director)
  18. The Crisis (1913) (director)
  19. Within Our Gates (1915) (aka Deeds That Won Gallipoli) (writer)
  20. The Life of Adam Lindsay Gordon (1916) (writer and director)
  21. Within the Law (1916) (writer)
  22. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1916) (writer)
  23. Nurse Cavell (1916) (director, writer and producer)
  24. Revanche, La (1916) (director, writer and producer)

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