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Cooee and the Echo is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. It is considered a lost film.[2]

Cooee and the Echo
Directed by	Alfred Rolfe
Based on	play by Edward William O'Sullivan
Starring	Charles Villiers
Cinematography	A. O. Segerberg
Production company	Australian Photo-Play Company
Release date	11 March 1912
Running time	3,000 feet[1]
Country	Australia
Languages	Silent film English intertitles

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 knife fight involving the hero, and the hero's aboriginal friend, Yacka (Charles Woods), coming to the rescue.[3] Another highlight was a scene with a person on horseback jumping off a bridge into the water.[4]

Cast

• Ethel Phillips
• Stanley Walpole
• Charles Villiers
• Charles Woods as Yacka
• Faithful Geebung[5]

Original play

Coo-ee; Or, Wild Days in the Bush, in Prologue and 4 Acts : A New and Original Australian Drama, Illustrating the Wild Life of the Bush 50 Years Ago
Date premiered	14 April 1906
Original language	English
Genre	Melodrama

Edward William O'Sullivan wrote a play called Cooee, or Wild Days in the Australian Bush but it appears to have a very different plot.[6]

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 A. O. Segerberg.[3]

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."[7]

References

External links

• Cooee and the Echo at IMDb
• Coo-ee and the Echo^{[permanent dead link]} at AustLit
• Coo-ee play^{[permanent dead link]} at AustLit
• Coo-ee and the Echo^{[permanent dead link]} at National Film and Sound Archive

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