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The Woman Suffers (1918)

"The Woman Suffers While The Man Goes Free" released in 1918 and showed successfully throughout all the states in Australia before being banned in New South Wales ( On the 2 2nd Oct 1918. Was it forced by Overseas Interests into the movie industry in Australia, as it was a very successful movie?) . It was produced by Raymond Longford and starred Lottie Lyell; she was billed as "Australia's Film Star". It was produced by Southern Cross Feature Films based in Adelaide, South Australia. It is South Australia's First Feature Film and what a great first feature it is. Filmed in and around Adelaide, including the use of Morphettville Race Course for the Melbourne Cup sequence of the movie, a great use of original film from the Melbourne Cup. blended with the drama. The Premiere was held on March 23rd , 1918 at The Theatre Royal in Adelaide. The review the The Adelaide Advertiser dated Monday March 25 1918 was positive "Justifiable pride was felt by the crowde...