page_title: James Campbell Besley
section_title: Production and premiere
hierarchical_section_title: James Campbell Besley / 1914 Besley expedition film / Production and premiere
caption_attribution_description: English: 1915 newspaper advertisement for Capt. Besley's South American Pictures, Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York City
context_page_description: James Campbell Besley also known as "Handsome Jim" Besley, "Captain James Campbell Besley", "Captain Jim", "Captain Besley", "Colonel Besley" was an Australian explorer, amateur anthropologist, film producer, mine owner, polo player, rancher and entrepreneur who traveled the world.
  Besley was also a prodigious charlatan, spinning fanciful stories regarding his birth, upbringing and career. Besley manipulated the media for decades, lying to them during their efforts to report his exploits.
context_section_description: According to a news story in November 1914, Besley planned to quickly edit the 16,000-18,000 feet of film they returned with so it would be ready for presentation in a New York theater. The film premiered at Maxine Elliott's Theatre on January 15, 1915.
caption: 1915 newspaper advertisement for Capt. Besley's South American Pictures, Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York City
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