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The Remittance Man is a film directed by W. J. Lincoln with Roy Redgrave
The Remittance Man (1913)
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The Remittance Man is an Australian melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln about a thief's reformation.
It was the third film from Lincoln-Cass Films.
It is considered a lost film.
Synopsis
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.Actors
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There are 9 films with the same actors, 21 films with the same director, to have finally 24 suggestions of similar films.If you liked The Remittance Man, you will probably like those similar films :
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 Sick Stockrider (1913)
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Actors Roy Redgrave
The film presents the verses of the poem one by one, separated by illustrated tableaux. It tells the story about a dying stockman.
Transported (1913)
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Actors Roy Redgrave
In England, Jessie Grey is about to marry Leonard Lincoln but the evil Harold Hawk tries to force her to marry him and she wounds him with a gun. Hawk is arrested and sentenced to imprisonment in Australia. Leonard and Jessie get married and move to Australia. Hawk escapes from gaol and tries to get his revenge by kidnapping Jessie.
The Crisis (1913)
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Actors Roy Redgrave
Nellie Owen is happily married to fisherman John, with whom she has a child, until a philanderer, Frank, convinces her that her husband is unfaithful. She runs away to the city with Frank, where she assists him extracting money from the rich in society, but after a while is consumed by guilt and wants to return home. After an argument with Frank, she arrives in time to help nurse her sick child through a serious illness, and is reunited with her forgiving husband.
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.
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.
La Revanche (1915)
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Actors W. J. Lincoln
Following the execution of Edith Cavell the Germans continue to practice atrocities. Two friends of Cavell, a Belgian officer, Captain Devreaux, becomes determined to get revenge. Among the German outrages depicted included: the flogging to death of a Belgian man who forgot to salute a German officer; the shooting of an old man who objected to the treatment of Belgian girls; the Kaiser awarding the Iron Cross to a man who murdered an innocent woman. In the end, the spy who denounced Cavell is shot by the Belgians. The German captain involved in the Cavell's execution is shot by a Belgian woman he was assaulting.
After Sundown (1911)
, 1hDirected by W. J. Lincoln
Two men fight over the same woman. The villain taunts the hero with the fact he has won her, until an old man appears and shoots the villain dead. It turns out the old man was the father of a girl "ruined" by the villain.
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.
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.