An Interrupted Divorce is a 1916 Australian short comedy film directed by John Gavin starring popular vaudeville comedian Fred Bluett.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 60.
It was in three parts.
It was originally known as The Revue Girls."Australian Notes" The Moving Picture World 1916. Retrieved 23 June 2015
Its release was delayed due to the lack of film stock in the country.
A contemporary critic said that "Miss Gwen Lewis, the clever monologuist of the Royal Strollers, has been entrusted with the leading role, and has proved her versatility by giving an excellent portrayal of the character entrusted to her. Everything points to Miss Lewis making as big a success on the screen as on the speaking stage." The movie screened as a supporting item to the main feature.
It is considered a lost film.'Australia's Lost Films' National Library of Australia
Cast Fred Bluett Vera Remee The Revue Girls including Gwen Lewis Palladium Ballet
Reception The Moving Picture World said it was "very amusing".
The Lone Hand said Bluett "seemed to have mislaid his jolly personality. Vera Remee, as the wife, looked at odd moments astonishingly like Pauline Fredrick, but she appeared to be too busy with the toothache to remember her prettiness. The scenario... contains the germs of good comedy, but the actors got out of the producer’s control just at the wrong moments and not infrequently the supers resembled pupils of photoplay acting in the embryo stage of direction. The indoor sets were better on the whole than the exteriors, but the photoplay was a long way from good. "
References
External links
An Interrupted Divorce at Australian Variety Theatre Archive.