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== Cast ==

*[[Snowy Baker]] as the Shadow
*[[Agnes Vernon]] as Dorothy Harden
*Bernice Vere as Portuguese Annie
*[[Wilfred Lucas]] as Sir Edward Marriott

== Production ==

The script was clearly inspired by [[Zorro]], which [[Bess Meredyth]] later adapted in  (1940). After reading the script and seeing the stunts he was required to perform, Baker reportedly went out and insured himself for £5,000.^ref

Shooting took place in early 1920 in the bush near Sydney and a studio built by [[E.J. Carroll]] at Palmerston near Waverly.^ref A highlight of the film was Snowy Baker on horseback jumping 40 metres off a cliff.^ref^ref

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| name           = The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
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| director       = [[Wilfred Lucas]]
| producer       = [[E.J. Carroll]]<br>[[Snowy Baker]]
| writer         = [[Bess Meredyth]]
| narrator       =
| starring       = [[Snowy Baker]]<br>[[Agnes Vernon]]
| music          =
| cinematography = Robert Doerrer
| editing        = 
| distributor    = 
| studio          = Carroll-Baker Australian Productions
| released       = 3 April 1920 (Australia)<br>1921 (USA)
| runtime        = 7 reels<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57918464 |title="SHADOW OF LIGHTNING RIDGE" AT WEST'S. |newspaper=[[South_Australian_Register|The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929)]] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=1 October 1920 |accessdate=25 July 2012 |page=8 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| country        = Australia
| language       = [[Silent film]] <br>[[English language|English]] intertitles
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'''''The Shadow of Lightning Ridge''''' is a 1920 Australian [[silent film]] starring renowned Australian sportsman [[Snowy Baker]]. It is now considered a [[lost film]].

==Synopsis==
An Australian ([[Snowy Baker]]) sent to England for university education discovers that his mother has been victimised by a powerful squatter, Sir Edward Marriott ([[Wilfred Lucas]]). He returns to Australia and becomes a bushranger known as 'The Shadow', who only attacks Sir Edward's property. One day he rescues Sir Edward's fiancee, Dorothy ([[Agnes Vernon]]), from real bushrangers and falls in love with her. Later on he discovers he is the real heir to Sir Edward's property.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57922010 "WEST'S PICTURES." ''The Register (Adelaide)'' 28 Sep 1920: 6] accessed 18 December 2011</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Snowy Baker]] as the Shadow
*[[Agnes Vernon]] as Dorothy Harden
*Bernice Vere as Portuguese Annie
*[[Wilfred Lucas]] as Sir Edward Marriott

==Production==
The script was clearly inspired by [[Zorro]], which [[Bess Meredyth]] later adapted in ''<<link:0>>'' (1940). After reading the script and seeing the stunts he was required to perform, Baker reportedly went out and insured himself for £5,000.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57922710 |title=AMUSEMENTS. |newspaper=[[South_Australian_Register|The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929)]] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=30 September 1920 |accessdate=25 July 2012 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

Shooting took place in early 1920 in the bush near Sydney and a studio built by [[E.J. Carroll]] at Palmerston near Waverly.<ref>[http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/8739/PalmerstonStudio.pdf  'Palmerston Studio: Our pioneer silent film studio' Waverly Council]</ref> A highlight of the film was Snowy Baker on horseback jumping 40 metres off a cliff.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57917030 |title=AUSTRLAIAN-MADE FILMS. |newspaper=[[South_Australian_Register|The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929)]] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=25 September 1920 |accessdate=25 July 2012 |page=10 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57922010 |title=WEST'S PICTURES. |newspaper=[[South_Australian_Register|The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929)]] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=28 September 1920 |accessdate=25 July 2012 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Reception==
The film was a success at the Australian box office and was released in the US.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32066827 |title=AUSTRALIAN FILMS. |newspaper=[[Perth_Gazette|The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954)]] |location=Perth, WA |date=23 November 1927 |accessdate=25 July 2012 |page=18 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0012668|title=The Shadow of Lightning Ridge}}
*[http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=no;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=the%20shadow%20of%20lightning%20ridge;querytype=;rec=6;resCount=10 ''The Shadow of Lightning Ridge]'' at [[National Film and Sound Archive]]

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[[Category:Australian films]]
[[Category:1921 films]]
[[Category:Australian drama films]]
[[Category:Australian silent films]]
[[Category:Black-and-white films]]

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