"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...
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