Gordon Collingridge was an Australian actor during the

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

era. He played many matinee idol type roles, most notably for director Beaumont Smith and opposite

Louise Lovely Louise Lovely (born Nellie Louise Carbasse; 28 February 1895 – 18 March 1980) was an Australian film actress of Swiss-Italian descent. She is credited by film historians for being the first Australian actress to have a successful career i ...

in '' Jewelled Nights'' (1925). Lovely called him "the male screen star to the manner born." He had spent a number of years working on Queensland stations.

Selected filmography

*'' Circumstance'' (1922) *'' Townies and Hayseeds'' (1923) *'' Prehistoric Hayseeds'' (1923) *''

The Dingo ''The Dingo'' is a 1923 Australian silent film directed by Kenneth Brampton. It is a melodrama about a drunken scoundrel who causes trouble. It is considered a lost film.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Fea ...

'' (1923) *'' The Digger Earl'' (1924) *'' Dope'' (1924) *'' Joe'' (1924) *'' Jewelled Nights'' (1925) *'' Hills of Hate'' (1926) *''

The Romance of Runnibede ''The Romance of Runnibede'' is a 1928 Australian silent film based on an incident in a book by Steele Rudd. Unlike many Australian silent movies, a copy of it exists today. Synopsis Dorothy Winchester finishes four years of school and returns ...

'' (1928) *''

Trooper O'Brien ''Trooper O'Brien'' is a 1928 Australian silent film from the team of John and Agnes Gavin. It was a melodrama set during the "Ned Kelly era" about an orphaned girl raised by a policeman in the bush. It is one of the rare early Australian films ...

'' (1928)

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