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Tasman Higgins is a Director of Photography and Cinematography Australien born on 8 april 1888
Tasman Higgins (1888-1953) was an Australian cinematographer during the early days of the Australian film industry, working for such directors as Charles Chauvel, Raymond Longford, Beaumont Smith, Louise Lovely and Rupert Kathner. He was the brother of Arthur and Ernest Higgins, with whom he occasionally collaborated.
His most notable association was with Charles Chauvel, starting with In the Wake of the Bounty (1933), which was Errol Flynn's first film and involved three months of location filming on Pitcairn Island. Other credits include Heritage (1935), Uncivilised (1936) and the cavalry scenes of Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940).
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Birth name Tasman George Higgins
Nationality Australie
Birth 8 april 1888
Death 4 june 1953 (at 65 years) at Parramatta (Australie)
Nationality Australie
Birth 8 april 1888
Death 4 june 1953 (at 65 years) at Parramatta (Australie)
His most notable association was with Charles Chauvel, starting with In the Wake of the Bounty (1933), which was Errol Flynn's first film and involved three months of location filming on Pitcairn Island. Other credits include Heritage (1935), Uncivilised (1936) and the cavalry scenes of Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940).
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Racing Luck (1941)
, 1h6Genres Comedy
Actors Raymond Longford
Roles Director of Photography
Rating34%
Two World War I veterans, Blue and Darkie, save an old race horse from being put down. Bluey restores it to healthy using potions used on camels during the war. The horse starts to win races but Darkie gets too excited, suffers a stroke and dies.
The Avenger (1937)
, 55minutesGenres Drama, Romance
Actors Raymond Longford
Roles Director of Photography
A reformed thief marries a wealthy socialite but is haunted by a former accomplice who tries to frame him for murder.
Uncivilised (1936)
, 1h22Directed by Charles Chauvel
Genres Adventure, Romance
Actors Dennis Hoey
Roles Director of Photography
Rating50%
Successful author Beatrice Lynn is commissioned by her publisher to go to the Outback and locate the legendary white man, Mala, who heads an aboriginal tribe. Travelling by camel, she is abducted by an Afghan, Akbar Jhan and his group of aboriginals who provide pituri, a narcotic to aboriginals. Previously not allowed into Mala's tribal land to sell his wares, Akbar Jhan has schemed to use Beatrice, a white woman to arouse Mala's interest.
Heritage (1935)
, 1h34Directed by Charles Chauvel
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Actors Mary Maguire, John McCallum
Roles Director of Photography
Rating53%
In colonial Australia, James Morrison is a young teamster who has two friends, Long and Short. He is betrothed to Jane Judd when he visits Sydney and meets fiery Irish girl Biddy O'Shea, who is just off the "wife ship" – a boatload of women from an Irish orphanage bought out to Australia. James is attracted to Biddy and promises to marry her. James returns to Bathurst to break the news to Jane, but his mother dies and makes James promise to marry her daughter. He feels obliged to honour his old commitment to Jane.
When the Kellys Rode (1934)
Genres Drama, Western
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Roles Director of Photography
The story of Ned Kelly and his gang. A policeman comes to arrest Dan Kelly, which results in him being shot and Ned Kelly going on the run with his gang. They rob several banks but are captured and killed at the Glenrowan Hotel.
The Hayseeds (1933)
, 1h38Directed by Raymond Longford
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Actors Cecil Kellaway
Roles Director of Photography
Rating35%
Wealthy Mary Townleigh gets lost in the bush and hurts her ankle, but is rescued and stays with the Hayseed family. She starts a romance with their neighbour, Englishman John Manners. When Joe Hayseed and his girlfriend Pansy Regan decide to get married, the Hayseeds and John visit Sydney to stay with the Townleighs. John is accused of being a fugitive of justice but is eventually proved innocent and he and Mary get married.
In the Wake of the Bounty (1933)
, 1h6Directed by Charles Chauvel
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Documentary, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Errol Flynn, Charles Chauvel, Elsa Chauvel
Roles Director of Photography
Rating47%
Chauvel's film uses introductory enacted scenes showing the mutiny, followed by documentary footage, anthropological style, of the mutineers' descendants on Pitcairn Island. Chauvel also used footage of Polynesian women dancers; and film of an underwater shipwreck, filmed with a glass bottomed boat, which he believed was the Bounty but was probably not. This was Chauvel's first 'talkie' and he had clearly at this stage not yet learned to direct actors: the dialogue is very stiff and amateurish. The use of long sections of documentary footage with a voice over, combined with acted scenes, is similar to the hybrid silent and talking pictures that were produced during the transition to sound. It also represents the combination of interests of the director, and he returned to documentary toward the end of his career with the BBC television series Walkabout. Despite the poorly written dialogue, the documentary sections retain their excellence. A return to enactments at the end of the film, with one scripted modern scene in which a child suffers because of the lack of regular ship visits which could have taken the child to hospital, probably sought to make the film a useful voice for the Pitcairn Island community, who had been generous with their participation.
Jewelled Nights (1925)
Directed by Louise Lovely
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors Louise Lovely
Roles Director of Photography
After her father's death, socialite Elaine Fleetwood promises to marry a man she does not love. However, she leaves him at the altar during a wedding ceremony, cuts her hair and decides to disguise herself as a boy and go prospecting in north west Tasmania. She meets a handsome miner who figures out she is a woman, saves her from a villain and marries her.
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Racing Luck (1941)
, 1h6Genres Comedy
Actors Raymond Longford
Roles Cinematography
Rating34%
Two World War I veterans, Blue and Darkie, save an old race horse from being put down. Bluey restores it to healthy using potions used on camels during the war. The horse starts to win races but Darkie gets too excited, suffers a stroke and dies.
The Avenger (1937)
, 55minutesGenres Drama, Romance
Actors Raymond Longford
Roles Cinematography
A reformed thief marries a wealthy socialite but is haunted by a former accomplice who tries to frame him for murder.
When the Kellys Rode (1934)
Genres Drama, Western
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Roles Cinematography
The story of Ned Kelly and his gang. A policeman comes to arrest Dan Kelly, which results in him being shot and Ned Kelly going on the run with his gang. They rob several banks but are captured and killed at the Glenrowan Hotel.
The Hayseeds (1933)
, 1h38Directed by Raymond Longford
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Actors Cecil Kellaway
Roles Cinematography
Rating35%
Wealthy Mary Townleigh gets lost in the bush and hurts her ankle, but is rescued and stays with the Hayseed family. She starts a romance with their neighbour, Englishman John Manners. When Joe Hayseed and his girlfriend Pansy Regan decide to get married, the Hayseeds and John visit Sydney to stay with the Townleighs. John is accused of being a fugitive of justice but is eventually proved innocent and he and Mary get married.
In the Wake of the Bounty (1933)
, 1h6Directed by Charles Chauvel
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Documentary, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Errol Flynn, Charles Chauvel, Elsa Chauvel
Roles Cinematography
Rating47%
Chauvel's film uses introductory enacted scenes showing the mutiny, followed by documentary footage, anthropological style, of the mutineers' descendants on Pitcairn Island. Chauvel also used footage of Polynesian women dancers; and film of an underwater shipwreck, filmed with a glass bottomed boat, which he believed was the Bounty but was probably not. This was Chauvel's first 'talkie' and he had clearly at this stage not yet learned to direct actors: the dialogue is very stiff and amateurish. The use of long sections of documentary footage with a voice over, combined with acted scenes, is similar to the hybrid silent and talking pictures that were produced during the transition to sound. It also represents the combination of interests of the director, and he returned to documentary toward the end of his career with the BBC television series Walkabout. Despite the poorly written dialogue, the documentary sections retain their excellence. A return to enactments at the end of the film, with one scripted modern scene in which a child suffers because of the lack of regular ship visits which could have taken the child to hospital, probably sought to make the film a useful voice for the Pitcairn Island community, who had been generous with their participation.