The Life Story of John Lee, or The Man They Could Not Hang (1921 film)
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The Life Story of John Lee, or the Man They Could Not Hang is a 1921 Australian silent film
based on the true life story of John Babbacombe Lee. It is a remake of a 1912 film
with some extra scenes of Lee's childhood. The movie proved very popular at the box office. There was another version of the story in 1934, The Man They Could Not Hang
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Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
based on the true life story of John Babbacombe Lee. It is a remake of a 1912 film
The Life Story of John Lee, or The Man They Could Not Hang (1912 film)
The Life Story of John Lee, or the Man They Could Not Hang is a 1911 Australian silent film based on a stage play about the true life story of John Babbacombe Lee.-Reception:...
with some extra scenes of Lee's childhood. The movie proved very popular at the box office. There was another version of the story in 1934, The Man They Could Not Hang
The Man They Could Not Hang
The Man They Could Not Hang is a low-budget horror film produced by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by Nick Grinde and starred Boris Karloff as Dr. Henryk Savaard....
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External links
- The Life Story of John Lee (1921 version) at National Film and Sound ArchiveNational Film and Sound ArchiveThe National Film and Sound Archive is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items...