Sam Crews was an Australian theatre practitioner and film director.

According to W. J. Lincoln, he was the director of the movie The Story of the Kelly Gang, arguably the world's first feature film.[1] This claim has been backed by a number of others.[2][3]

Others said it was his idea to make the movie.[4]

Crews assisted Lincoln on a number of films.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "PICTURE PROFILES IN THE OLDEN DAYS". Winner. Melbourne. 9 February 1916. p. 11. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "TABLE TALK OF THE WEEK". Table Talk. Melbourne. 5 November 1925. p. 7. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "WHO'S WHO IN THE MOVIES". Table Talk. Melbourne. 16 May 1929. p. 25. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "It All Began With a Feature Movie On The Kelly Gang". The News. Adelaide. 16 November 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ Everyones, Everyones Ltd, 1920, retrieved 15 March 2019


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