Tasman Higgins (8 April 1888 – 4 June 1953) was an Australian cinematographer during the early days of the Australian film industry, working for such directors as
Charles Chauvel,
Raymond Longford,
Beaumont Smith,
Louise Lovely and
Rupert Kathner. He was the brother of
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and
Ernest Higgins, with whom he occasionally collaborated.
His most notable association was with
Charles Chauvel, starting with ''
In the Wake of the Bounty'' (1933), which was
Errol Flynn
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's first film and involved three months of location filming on
Pitcairn Island. Other credits include ''
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'' (1935), ''
Uncivilised'' (1936) and the cavalry scenes of ''
Forty Thousand Horsemen'' (1940).
[Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 193.]
Select filmography
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The Tide of Death'' (1912)
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Australia Calls'' (1913)
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The Silence of Dean Maitland'' (1914)
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A Coo-ee from Home'' (1918)
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The Hordern Mystery'' (1920)
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The Life Story of John Lee, or The Man They Could Not Hang'' (1920)
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When the Kellys Were Out'' (1922)
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Daughter of the East'' (1924)
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Jewelled Nights'' (1925)
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Environment'' (1927)
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The Rushing Tide'' (1927)
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Caught in the Net'' (1928)
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Odds On'' (1928)
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Fellers'' (1930)
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The Hayseeds'' (1933)
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In the Wake of the Bounty'' (1933)
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When the Kellys Rode'' (1934)
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'' (1935)
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Uncivilised'' (1936)
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The Avenger'' (1937)
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Below the Surface'' (1938)
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Forty Thousand Horsemen'' (1940)
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Racing Luck'' (1941)
References
External links
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Australian Dictionary of BiographyAbridged copy (5 minutes of more "risqué" shots removed) of ''In the Wake of the Bounty''for download at
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Australian cinematographers
1888 births
1953 deaths
People from Hobart
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