Percy John Ramster, better known as P.J. Ramster, was an

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film director. He also ran an acting school, and his students often appeared in his films. One of his students was

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who, along with her sisters, hired Ramster to direct their first film, but removed him during production and Paulette took over. Another one of Ramster's students was William Shepherd, who later went on to become one of the leading editors in Australia. He worked for a time as an actor.

Filmography

The majority of Ramster's films are considered lost or survive in very incomplete versions: *''

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'' (1918) – short *'' Should Girls Kiss Soldiers?'' (1918) – short *'' Jasamine Freckel's Love Affair'' (1921) – short *'' Mated in the Wilds'' (1921) *'' The Tale of a Shirt'' (1922) – short *'' The Triumph of Love'' (1922) *'' Should a Doctor Tell?'' (1923) *'' Cattiva Evasione'', aka or ''A Naughty Elopement'' (1923) – short *'' The Rev. Dell's Secret'' (1924) *'' Those Who Love'' (1926) *'' Should a Girl Propose?'' (1926) *'' The Russell Affair'' (1928)

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