The Life of Rufus Dawes

The Life of Rufus Dawes is a 1911 Australian silent film based on Alfred Dampiers stage adaptation of the novel For the Term of His Natural Life produced by Charles Cozens Spencer.

Unlike the original novel and 1908 film version, this had a happy ending. This was in line with Spencers version of Robbery Under Arms which had a happier ending than the original novel.Dampier originally did a version of the play in the 1880s where he played Reverend North. The play was adapted by Thomas Walker using the name Thomas Somers. Walker later became a speaker for the West Australian Parliament. ........

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