The Burgomeister
| The Burgomeister | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harry Southwell |
| Written by | Denzil Batchelor |
| Based on | the play The Bells adapted by Leopold Lewis from the play Le Juif Polonais by Erckmann-Chatrian |
| Produced by | Harry Southwell |
| Starring | Janet Ramsey Johnson |
| Cinematography | George Heath |
| Edited by | William Shepherd |
| Music by | Isador Goodman |
Production company | Film Players Corporation |
| Distributed by | Scott Films |
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Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £10,000 |
The Burgomeister is a 1935 Australian film directed by Harry Southwell based on the 1867 play Le juif polonais (aka The Bells) by Erckmann-Chatrian, adapted into English in 1871 by Leopold Lewis, previously filmed a number of times. The Burgomeister is considered a 'substantially lost' film, with only one sequence surviving.
Southwell had performed the play in Europe, and had previously filmed it in Belgium (1925) as Le juif polonais (The Bells). This silent film version was shown in Australia in 1928.