''Cooee and the Echo'' is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. It is considered a

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Plot

In northern Queensland, a young miner is determined to avenge the murder of his brother by another miner. He falls in love with the daughter of the mine manager but discovers she is being pursued also by his brother's killer. The climax involves a

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involving the hero, and the hero's aboriginal friend, Yacka (Charles Woods), coming to the rescue.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 32 Another highlight was a scene with a person on horseback jumping off a bridge into the water.

Cast

*Ethel Phillips *Stanley Walpole * Charles Villiers * Charles Woods as Yacka *Faithful Geebung

Original play

Edward William O'Sullivan Edward William O'Sullivan (17 March 1846 – 25 April 1910) was an Australian journalist and politician. Early life and journalism O'Sullivan was born in Launceston, Tasmania. His father deserted the family when he was a child and he was main ...

wrote a play called ''Cooee, or Wild Days in the Australian Bush'' but it appears to have a very different plot.

Production

The film was shot near Sydney with bush scenes in the National Park. It was the first feature film definitely known to be shot by

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Reception

One critic said of the film that "the bush in all its picturesqueness and grandeur was brought vividly to the eyes with astounding clearness and fidelity as to details." The film was a financial success.

References

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