Connection
Breaking the News is a film directed by W. J. Lincoln
Breaking the News (1912)
If you like this film, let us know!
Add to a movie listDirected by W. J. Lincoln
Breaking the News is a 1912 melodrama Australian film directed by W. J. Lincoln based on John Longstaff's 1887 painting of the same name.
It is considered a lost film.
Synopsis
A prospector looks for a wife to live with him and eventually gets married. While he is in town, the mine floods and miners need to be rescued. The main scenes were:Comments
Leave comment :
Suggestions of similar film to Breaking the News
There are 21 films with the same director, to have finally 21 suggestions of similar films.If you liked Breaking the News, you will probably like those similar films :
The Road to Ruin (1913)
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Actors Roy Redgrave
Norman Harding, son of magnate Sir Gerald Harding, makes a fortune from stock speculation but borrows too much and faces ruin. His sister Elsie is in love with a bank clerk, Harold Henderson, who Norman persuades to help him in a bank fraud. Henderson becomes drawn into society life and finds himself greatly in debt but is bailed out by Sir Gerald.
Called Back (1911)
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Themes Films based on plays
In Italy, Dr Ceneri gives money to support Garibaldi, including money meant for his orphaned niece and nephew Pauline and Anthony. When they grow up, they learn of what he did with the money, and Anthony is killed by the villainous Macari. This is seen by Pauline who goes insane, and the blind Gilbert Vaughan. Vaughan regains his sight, Pauline regains her sanity, and they are married while Macari is arrested.
The Luck of Roaring Camp (1911)
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Themes Films based on plays
On the California goldfields, Will Gordin is falsely accused of murder and is about to be lynched when his girlfriend rides to the rescue. Scenes included:
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1911)
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Rating49%
A Melbourne playboy, Oliver White, is murdered as he is driven home one night in a hansom cab. Investigating the crime encompasses all aspects of Melbourne society. The scenes featured in the movie were:
Moondyne (1913)
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Roy Redgrave
Moondyne Joe is a convict who escapes after being victimised and mistreated by a cruel penal system. While on the run he is befriended by a tribe of aborigines who share with him their secret of a huge gold mine. Joe uses his new-found wealth to return to England and become a respected humanitarian under the assumed name Wyville. Recognised as possessing expertise in penal reform, he is ultimately sent back to Western Australia to help reform the colony's penal system. In the course of this he becomes involved in several subplots including the case of a young woman named Alice Walmsley who has been wrongly convicted of murdering her own child. Wyville/Moondyne succeeds in saving Alice from false imprisonment, helps to reform Western Australia's penal system, and achieves a number of other admirable ends before dying trying to save Alice and Sheridan from bushfires.
The Remittance Man (1913)
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Actors Roy Redgrave
Nick Deyer sends his eight-year-old daughter Maisie to a ladies' school in Melbourne on the death of his wife. He does not see her for the next ten years however he provides for her well, and spends a lot of money in town, despite never seeming to work. It turns out that he has discovered gold and is hoarding it.
The Reprieve (1913)
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Actors Roy Redgrave
Richard Gannon discovers his wife Amy has been cheating on him with a man called Jim Williams and accidentally kills her in a fit of anger by pushing her over a cliff. He is arrested and sentenced to death but the judge recommends mercy and asks the Home Secretary for a reprieve. The Home Secretary at first refuses, but when he mistakenly comes to believe that his own wife is unfaithful, he realises how easy it would have been to kill her. After this, he grants a reprieve for Gannon and resolves to show his wife more affection.
The Bells (1911)
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Mathias (Arthur Styan) is an innkeeper in a village in Alsace, happily married to Catherine (Miss Grist) and with a daughter Annette (Nellie Bramley). However he is greatly in debt so on Christmas Day 1833 murders a Polish Jew (Mr Cullenane) who visits the inn for his gold. He uses this to pay off his debts and rise in society, becoming the burgomeister of the town – however he is always tormented by guilt.