'Neath Austral Skies [SEP] director
'Neath Austral Skies
'Neath Austral Skies is a 1913 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford.
It is considered a lost film.
Plot.
Captain Frank Hollis (Martyn Keith) is engaged to Eileen Delmont (Lottie Lyell). When her brother Eric commits a theft, Frank accepts the blame in order to protect her family's name. He leaves for Australia and joins the New South Wales mounted police. Eric confesses and Eileen and her father go to Australia to track down Frank. They buy
Martyn Keith
Martyn Keith was an Australian actor, writer and director who worked during the silent era.
In 1912 he worked as an acting teacher in Lismore, New South Wales where he also performed in plays for his own company.
Select filmography.
- "For the Term of His Natural Life" (1908) – actor
- "'Neath Austral Skies" (1913) – actor
- "For Australia" (1915) – writer
- "The Pioneers" (1916) –