The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1911 film)
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The Mystery of the Hansom Cab is an Australian feature length film
directed by W.J. Lincoln based on the popular novel, which had also been adapted into a play. The plot concerns the murder of a Melbourne playboy, Oliver White, as he is driven home one night in a hansom cab.
The movie was a popular success at the box office but is now considered a lost film
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Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
directed by W.J. Lincoln based on the popular novel, which had also been adapted into a play. The plot concerns the murder of a Melbourne playboy, Oliver White, as he is driven home one night in a hansom cab.
The movie was a popular success at the box office but is now considered a lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
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External links
- The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1911) 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...