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The Breaking of the Draught
(1920) Australia
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Franklyn Barrett

Cast: Rawdon Blandford [Gilbert Galloway], Nan Taylor [Mrs. Galloway], Marie La Varre [Olive Lorette], John Faulkner [Varsy Lyddleton], Charles Beetham [Jo Galloway], Dunstan Webb [Tom Wattleby], Trilby Clark [Marjorie Galloway], Ethel Henry [Molly Henderson]

Goldwn Wattle Films production. / Scenario by Jack North and Franklyn Barrett, from [?] a play by Bland Holt based on a play by Arthur Shirley? Art direction by Rock Phillips. Cinematography by Franklyn Barrett. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

[?] Drama?

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 5 April 2012.

References: Shirley-Australian pp. 38, 59, 60-61, 80 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.