Caloola, or The Adventures of a Jackeroo is a 1911 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe based on a novel published the previous year by Clement Pratt.
It is considered a lost film.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 28Vagg, S., & Reynaud, D. (2016). Alfred Rolfe: Forgotten pioneer Australian film director. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 10(2),184-198. doi:10.1080/17503175.2016.1170950
Plot An Englishman, Charlie Hargreaves, is falsely accused of an embezzlement and goes to Australia, where he finds work as a jackeroo at Caloola Station. He falls in love with Hilda, the station owner's daughter, but they are both captured by aboriginals.
The girl's parents arrange a search party and come to the rescue, but the chief of the tribe takes the girl. He is about to throw her over a cliff when the jackeroo comes to the rescue. He encounters a bushfire and manages to escape death in a watery grave.
Chapter headings were: Falsely' accused, Dismissed, A stranger in a strange land, The Jackeroo, At Caloola, Mutual admiration, The bush fire, The' alarm, At the point of death, A timely rescue, Love's awakening, A cowardly assault, Captured by Black, Saved from a watery grave, Off for the honeymoon.
Cast Charles Villiers
Release The movie was advertised as being available for release on 4 October 1911.
The bushfire sequence was heavily promoted in advertising.
One report said the film had been "a strong draw".
References
External links
Caloola, or the Adventures of a Jackeroo film at AustLit Original novel at AustLit