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Should a Girl Propose?

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Should a Girl Propose?
Directed byP. J. Ramster
Written byP. J. Ramster
Produced byP. J. Ramster
StarringCecil Pawley
CinematographyJack Fletcher
Production
company
P. J. Ramster Photoplays
Release date
  • 24 April 1926 (1926-04-24)
Running time
4,000 feet
CountryAustralia
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

Should a Girl Propose? is a 1925 Australian silent film directed by P. J. Ramster set in the high society world of Sydney. The film featured several players from Ramster's acting school.[1][2]

It is considered a lost film.

Cast

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  • Cecil Pawley as Ellis Swift
  • Thelma Newling as Esma
  • Rex Simpson
  • Joy Wood
  • Norma Wood

Reception

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The film critic from the Sydney Morning Herald stated that:

To say that it is among the best of the Australian pictures presented within the last year or two is, unfortunately, not recommending it very highly. Providing one sees it in a good-humoured-frame of mind, there is mild entertainment, in it. One particularly satisfactory feature is the acting...[2]

References

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  1. ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 131.
  2. ^ a b "NEW AUSTRALIAN FILM". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 1 April 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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