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''The Shepherd of the Southern Cross'' is a 1914 Australian silent film about an Englishwoman torn between two men.〔Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 50〕 It was the first feature film produced by Australasian Films.〔("THE SHEPHERD OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS." ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' 13 Jun 1914: 23 ) accessed 31 December 2011〕 It is considered a lost film. ==Plot== Lady Helen Reynolds is forced to choose one of her two cousins to be her husbands if she wants to inherit a large fortune. She chooses the villainous Ralph Hughes after he discredits the other option, Devon Collins. Collins goes to Australia and becomes a shepherd. Some years later Lady Helen falls sick and is accompanied by her husband on a trip to Australia. While making the final stages of the journey in a coach they are held up by bushrangers. The husband and wife escape and get lost in the bush. They wander around for days and become exhauted. Ralph leaves Helen for dead and winds up at the hut of his counsin, where he is taken in and revived by a girl who is actually his own daughter (the daughter of a previous marriage). Lady Helen is discovered by Collins who takes her to the hut. Ralph admits his flaws and dies. 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「The Shepherd of the Southern Cross」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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