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''Dan Morgan'' is a 1911 Australian film from Charles Cozens Spencer about the bushranger Dan Morgan. It was said to be starring "Alfred Rolfe and company".〔 Rolfe directed three movies for Spencer, all starring himself and his wife Lily Dampier so there is a chance he may have directed this one and that is starred his wife. A prospectus for the Australian Photo Play Company said he directed it.〔 It is considered a lost film.〔Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 20.〕 ==Synopsis== The film consists of a series of episodes from the life and criminal career of bushranger Dan Morgan, leading up to his violent death at the hands of the police. It started with Morgan's dismissal on a station, after which he steals his former employer's horses and begins his criminal career. He murders several people, including policemen and mailmen. In the words of the ''Sydney Morning Herald'', "it is a candid tale of a cruel, evil life. Dan Morgan is not made into a hero, but something quite the opposite. His robberies and cold blooded murders inspire horror and leave no room for regret when he dies riddled with bullets." According to the ''Bathurst National Advocate'', Morgan "shot people with as much compunction as a small boy would shoot flies. Consequently, it was with great relief that those present witnessed him get his just deserts—shot by police as he was in the act of crossing a stream by means of a fallen tree." The chapter headings were: *dismissed for laziness; *his first crime; *horse stealing' *Kirby joins Morgan; *murder of gold buyer and a constable; *discovery of murder by mail man; *Morgan shoots Kirby to effect his own escape; *burning of the homestead; *sticking up the mail coach; *the beginning of the end; *the wages of sin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dan Morgan (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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