Ernest Higgins
Ernest Henry Higgins (1871–1945)[1] was an Australian cinematographer during the days of silent film. He was the brother of Arthur and Tasman Higgins.[2] He shot the film The Throwback (1920) for director Arthur Shirley which resulted in Shirley unsuccessfully suing Higgins for breach of contract.[3]
Select filmography
- The Burns-Johnson Fight (1908)
- The Life and Adventures of John Vane, the Notorious Australian Bushranger (1910)
- Captain Midnight, the Bush King (1911)
- Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road (1911)
- The Life of Rufus Dawes (1911)
- Sweet Nell of Old Drury (1911)
- The Midnight Wedding (1912)
- Australia Calls (1913)
- A Long, Long Way to Tipperary (1914) – producer
- The Shepherd of the Southern Cross (1914)
- The Church and the Woman (1917)
- The Woman Suffers (1918)
- The Waybacks (1918)
- The Throwback (1920) (abandoned)
- East Lynne (1922)
References
- Richard Abel (ed.): Encyclopedia of Early Cinema, p. 428. Routledge, 2005.
- Rutledge, Martha; Osborne, Graeme, "Higgins, Tasman George (1888–1953)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 26 October 2021
- "LAW REPORT". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 16 April 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
External links
- Ernest Higgins at IMDb
- Ernest Higgins at the National Film and Sound Archive
- Clip of Ernest Higgins on YouTube
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