The Wreck of the Dunbar or The Yeoman's Wedding
The Wreck of the Dunbar or The Yeoman's Wedding is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Gaston Mervale starring Louise Lovely. The plot concerns the shipwreck of the "Dunbar", one of Australia's worst maritime disasters. It is considered a lost film. Plot. A contemporary advertisement claimed the film featured the following scenes: Production. The script, written by P.W. Marony, was based on a popular play which had been performed since the 1880s. The film was the sole feature produced by Universal Films Ltd, a company formed in  Sydney in May 1912 (which had no connection to the Hollywood Studio of the same name). It took over the assets of American Australasian Film Service and Australian Life Biograph with the intention of producing and importing movies. Reception. The film appears to have been successful, running for three weeks in Sydney. A few years after the film was released the sole survivor of the "Dunbar" died.