£500 Reward
£500 Reward is a 1918 Australian silent film starring, written, produced, financed and directed by Claude Flemming who later described it as "a very lurid melodrama". Synopsis A "five-act" drama about a couple who travel from the Rocky Mountains to Seattle then wind up shipwrecked en route to Queensland. The heroine Irene is kidnapped by a ship captain and winds up wrecked on the Queensland coast. She is rescued by the hero. Cast Claude Flemming as Jack John Faulkner as Captain Wolff Forrest Renée Adorée as Irene Barry Lupino Lorna Ambler David Edelsten Production The film was written, produced, directed and financed by Claude Flemming. It was reported to be the first feature film to include footage of Mount Kosciuszko, which stood in for Canada. Scenes were also shot at Bermagui, on board an American sailing ship visiting Sydney, and at Rushcutters Bay studio. The cast included Renée Adorée, who was then a dancer touring Australia on the Tivoli circuit with an act called "The Magneys", and subsequently went on to star in The Big Parade (1925). John Faulkner and Claude Flemming reputedly clashed during the film over interpretation. Reception The film ran for two weeks in a cinema in