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Film Details
- Hurley Productions; Stoll Picture Productions,1926
Producers:
Frank Hurley.
Production Companies:
Stoll Picture Productions.
Finance Organisations:
Funded (in conjunction with The Hound of the Deep) with a £10,000 provision from Australian-born British theatre magnate Sir Oswald Stoll.
Director of Photography:
Frank Hurley and Walter Sully.
Editors:
W.G. Saunders.
Cast:
Eric Bransby Williams (Martin South), Grace Savieri (Hurana), Jameson Thomas (George Mardyke), Lillian Douglas (Eleanor), and W.G. Saunders (Peter Mack).
Release Dates:
22 May 1926.
Location:
Filmed in 'Dutch New Guinea': 'The tropical forest of Dutch New Guinea were the actual locale for the scenes that show two Englishmen grappling with dangers and hardships in their search for gold. The many views showing canoes shooting down the tropical stream to the rapids, and the long train of natives pushing their way with supplies and provisions behind the dauntless adventurers, lend a wealth of color and atmosphere to the picture that make it one of the most realistic documents the screen has known.' ('The Jungle Woman', The Advertiser, 13 October 1926, p.6)
