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The Birth Of New Zealand
''The Birth of New Zealand'' is a 1922 New Zealand film which depicts key events in New Zealand history. Directed by Harrington Reynolds who also starred, other New Zealand pioneer filmmakers Ted Coubray and possibly Rudall Hayward were also involved. Episodes depicted include ancient Maori wars, Captain Cook's landing and the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. History The silent film was shot around Howick and Cockle Bay over two months in 1921. The film premiered at the Auckland Town Hall on 11 February 1922. Only fragments (154 feet) of the film remain. While not the first film shot in New Zealand, this is the earliest film of which footage remains. Scenes from this film were reused by filmmaker Edward T. Brown for the 1930 "talkie" '' The Romance of Maoriland''. Cast * Stella Southern as Dorothy *Norman French as Tom Campbell *Harrington Reynolds Harrington Reynolds was an English actor who appeared on stage and in a number of movies. He was best known for ''Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrington Reynolds
Harrington Reynolds was an English actor who appeared on stage and in a number of movies. He was best known for ''Old English'' (1930), ''Ride 'em, Cowgirl'' (1939) and ''Two Sinners ''Two Sinners'' is a 1935 film directed by Arthur Lubin. Plot In London, Henry Vane gets out of prison after serving fifteen years for murder and tries to rebuild his life. Cast * Otto Kruger as Henry Vane * Martha Sleeper as Elsie Summerstone * ...'' (1935). He started his own drama company. References External links * 1886 births 1961 deaths English male television actors English male actors English expatriate male actors in the United States British expatriates in Mexico {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella Southern
Stella Southern was an Australian actress best known for her performances in the silent films ''A Girl of the Bush'' (1921) and ''The Bushwhackers'' (1925). Originally from Sydney, she was working for a milliner when discovered by Beaumont Smith who cast her in '' The Man from Snowy River'' (1920). He let her select her own stage name (her real name was Lucy Emma "Billie" Winks) and she chose "Stella Southern" which means "star of the south". On 4 October 1921 she married New Zealand film director Harrington Reynolds in Auckland; she had starred for him in ''The Birth of New Zealand'' (1921). She also appeared in a number of productions on stage in Brisbane.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 100. Select credits *'' The Man from Snowy River'' (1920) – film *''The Betrayer'' (1921) – film *''A Girl of the Bush'' (1921) – film *''The Birth of New Zealand'' (1921) – film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Coubray
Edwin "Ted" Coubray (19 October 1900 – 10 December 1997) was a New Zealand projectionist, filmmaker and inventor. He was born in Eastern Bush, Southland, New Zealand, and died in Homebush, Sydney. He retired to Australia in 1973 after Auckland Cinemas, for which he was working, closed the Tudor Cinema in Remuera. He directed and produced '' Carbine's Heritage'' (1927); and was involved as cameraman, photography or continuous printer in '' The Birth of New Zealand'' (1922), ''Rewi's Last Stand'' (1925), '' The Adventures of Algy'' (1925), '' The Romance of Maoriland'' (1930), '' Hei Tiki'' (1935) (although he was fired by the eccentric producer Alexander Markey Alexander Markey (1891–1958) was an American filmmaker and founder of Markey Films. He was born in Hungary and died in Switzerland. From 1928 to 1935 he was in New Zealand making films about the Māori people. In 1928 he was sent by Carl Lae ..., who also sold his camera to his rivals, the Welsh brothers), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudall Hayward
Rudall Charles Victor Hayward (4 July 1900 – 29 May 1974) was a pioneer New Zealand filmmaker from the 1920s to the 1970s, who directed seven feature films and numerous others. Biography Hayward was born in Wolverhampton, England, and died in Dunedin while promoting his last film. He was the son of Rudall and Adelina Hayward, who came to New Zealand in 1905. With Henry John Hayward (1866–1945) Rudall senior's brother, his parents were involved with entertainment and silent cinema in New Zealand, in West's Pictures and "The Brescians", a family of variety performers. Rudall (junior) was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School from 1916 to 1917 and the Waihi School of Mines. He worked in Australia under Raymond Longford (who in 1915–16 was filming in New Zealand), on some of Longford's films: ''The Sentimental Bloke'', ''On Our Selection (1920 film), On Our Selection'', and ''Rudd's New Selection, Rud's New Selection''. He made his first two-reel comedy ''The Bloke from F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Cook
Captain James Cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer famous for his three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans, conducted between 1768 and 1779. He completed the first recorded circumnavigation of the main islands of New Zealand and was the first known European to visit the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager before enlisting in the Royal Navy in 1755. He served during the Seven Years' War, and subsequently surveyed and mapped much of the entrance to the St. Lawrence River during the siege of Quebec. In the 1760s, he mapped the coastline of Newfoundland and made important astronomical observations which brought him to the attention of the Admiralty and the Royal Society. This acclaim came at a crucial moment in British overseas exploration, and it led to his commission in 1768 as commander of for the first of three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treaty Of Waitangi
The Treaty of Waitangi (), sometimes referred to as ''Te Tiriti'', is a document of central importance to the history of New Zealand, Constitution of New Zealand, its constitution, and its national mythos. It has played a major role in the treatment of the Māori people in New Zealand by successive governments and the wider population, something that has been especially prominent from the late 20th century. The treaty document is an agreement, not a treaty as recognised in international law. It was first signed on 6 February 1840 by Captain William Hobson as Administrative consul, consul for the British Crown and by Māori chiefs () from the North Island of New Zealand. The treaty's quasi-legal status satisfies the demands of biculturalism in contemporary New Zealand society. In general terms, it is interpreted today as having established a partnership between equals in a way the Crown likely did not intend it to in 1840. Specifically, the treaty is seen, first, as entitling M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howick, New Zealand
Howick is a suburb of East Auckland, New Zealand. The area was traditionally settled by Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, and in 1847 Howick was established as a defensive settlement for Auckland, by veteran fencible soldiers of the British Army. Howick was a small agricultural centre until the 1950s, when it developed into a suburban area of Auckland. Geography Howick is located in the central peninsula of East Auckland, between the Tāmaki River and Tāmaki Strait of the Hauraki Gulf. Waipaparoa / Howick Beach is located to the north-east of the suburb, adjacent to Mellons Bay in the west and Cockle Bay in the east. Waipaparoa / Howick Beach looks out towards the Tāmaki Strait, Waiheke Island, Motukaraka Island and Beachlands. The soil around Howick is primarily clay and sandstone. Etymology Howick was named after Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey, a name chosen by Governor George Grey in 1847. The Earl was formerly known as Viscount Howick, and his family home in Alnwick, Northumbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cockle Bay, New Zealand
Cockle Bay is a suburb of East Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is in the Howick local board, one of the 21 administrative divisions of Auckland. Geography Cockle Bay is located on the eastern edges of metropolitan East Auckland, along the Hauraki Gulf coast. The bay itself is located to the east of the suburb, and looks out towards the Tāmaki Strait, Motukaraka Island and Beachlands, New Zealand, Beachlands. History The Cockle Bay area is part of the rohe of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, who descend from the crew of the ''Tainui (canoe), Tainui'' migratory waka, who visited the area around the year 1300. The traditional name for the bay and surrounding area is Tūwakamana, a shortened version of Te Tūranga-waka-ā-Manawatere. The name recalls the story of the arrival of the ''Tainui''. When the crew arrived, they noticed that Tainui ancestor Manawatere had recently visited the bay, and left a red ochre marking on a Metrosideros excelsa, pōhutukawa tree, as a sign that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland Town Hall
The Auckland Town Hall is an Edwardian architecture, Edwardian building on Queen Street, Auckland, Queen Street in the Auckland CBD, New Zealand, known both for its original and ongoing use for administrative functions (such as Local authority, Council meetings and hearings), as well as its famed Great Hall and separate Concert Chamber. Auckland Town Hall and its surrounding context is highly protected as a 'Category A' heritage site in the Auckland District Plan, registered by Heritage New Zealand as a List of category 1 historic places in Auckland, Category I Historic Place. History Building Since as early as 1872, there were plans to create a town hall for the city of Auckland. The corner of Greys Avenue and Queen Street was chosen as the location in 1880, and the corner was requisitioned by a formal act of parliament, the Auckland Reserves Exchange and Change of Trust Act 1881. The area proved to be too small, so the municipal government purchased the adjoining properties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Romance Of Maoriland
''The Romance of Maoriland'' was a 1930 New Zealand film, intended to be New Zealand's first "talkie" film with Ted Coubray’s Coubraytone sound system, though also having intertitles. The film was registered with the Chief Censor on 14 August 1930, but was never released. Producer, director and script writer Edward T. Brown had purchased some footage from the 1923 film ''The Birth of New Zealand''. Several episodes included pre-European culture, the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and a robbery and kidnapping in the Gabriel's Gully goldfields. The holdup of a Cobb & Co coach incorporated stock Western clichés according to Sam Edwards; masked robbers, the driver holding his hands high and jewellery ripped from women passengers. Cast The cast included Patch Mason, Tom Campbell and apparently Stella Southern Stella Southern was an Australian actress best known for her performances in the silent films ''A Girl of the Bush'' (1921) and ''The Bushwhackers'' (1925). Originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1922 in New Zealand. Incumbents Regal and viceregal * Head of State – George V * Governor-General – John Jellicoe, Viscount Jellicoe File:King George 1923 LCCN2014715558 (cropped).jpg, George V File:John Jellicoe medals.jpg, Viscount Jellicoe Government The 20th New Zealand Parliament concludes. The general election held in December sees the Reform Party lose its majority and need to negotiate for support with Independents and two Liberal Party MPs to remain in government. *Speaker of the House – Frederick Lang *Prime Minister – William Massey *Minister of Finance – William Massey *Minister of External Affairs – Ernest Lee File:Frederic Lang.jpg, Frederic Lang File:William Ferguson Massey 1919.jpg, William Massey File:Ernest Lee.jpg, Ernest Lee Parliamentary opposition *Leader of the Opposition – Thomas Wilford (Liberal Party) File:Thomas Wilford, 1928.jpg, Thomas Wilford Judiciary * Chief Justice – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922 Films
This is an overview of 1922 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten films released in 1922 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events * June 11 – United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's ''Nanook of the North'', the first commercially successful feature length documentary film. * November 26 – ''The Toll of the Sea'', starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor (''The Gulf Between (1917 film), The Gulf Between'' was the first film to do so but it was not widely distributed). Notable films released in 1922 List of American films of 1922, United States unless stated A *''At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern'' (lost), directed by Lloyd Ingraham, based on the 1905 novel by Myrtle Reed B *''The Bachelor Daddy'' (lost), directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Thomas Meighan *''The Beautiful and Damned (film), The Beautif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
