The Melbourne Cup was a film about the two mile horse race won by Acrasia which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1904.[1]
| The Melbourne Cup | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Franklyn Barrett |
| Cinematography | Franklyn Barrett |
Release date |
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Running time | 2 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | Silent |
Franklyn Barrett filmed the 1904 Melbourne Cup.[2] This was the first time the Melbourne Cup had been filmed from start to finish.[3]
It has been acclaimed as the first horse race filmed in full.[4]
References
edit- ^ "The Melbourne Cup". The Advertiser. Vol. XLVII, no. 14, 366. South Australia. 2 November 1904. p. 10. Retrieved 9 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A Maker of Films". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 20 March 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Rutledge, Martha (1979). "Barrett, Walter Franklyn". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "letter to Franklyn Barrett from H. Byron Moore". Australia: National Film and Sound Archive. 29 September 1904. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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