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Actor Paulette McDonagh

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Born: 1901-06-11

Dead: 77 (1978-08-30)

From: Sydney, Australia

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Paulette de Vere McDonagh, was an Australian film director, who often worked in collaboration with her sisters Phyllis and Isabella (aka Marie Lorraine). In 1933 it was claimed she was one of only five female film directors in the world.

From: Sydney, Australia

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The Cheaters 1929 ( 5.2)

An embezzler, Bill Marsh, swears vengeance on a businessman, John Travers, who has turned him in to the police. Twenty years pass, and Marsh emerges from jail and establishes himself as the head of a powerful crime empire, with his daughter, Paula, serving as bait to attract wealthy victims. Paula falls in love with Lee Travers, the adopted son of Marsh's old enemy, and begins to have doubts about her life of crime. Only after a series of tragic incidents is she set free to marry Lee and start life anew. This silent feature was highly regarded for its set design and 'unusual sensitivity to the expressive range of the camera and their awareness of careful scenario construction as a key to emotionally powerful cinema'. Cast includes Marie Lorraine, Arthur Greenaway, John Faulkner. A sound version was attempted soon after but was not successful and was never released.

The Far Paradise 1928 ( 5.8)

This second feature film from the McDonagh sisters is an emotional romance of an innocent young woman, Cherry Carson, forbidden to continue the relationship with the man she loves, Peter Lawton, because he is a son of her father’s enemy.

The Mighty Conqueror 1931 ( 6)

The Mighty Conqueror. This ten-minute film was produced by Neville Macken with some involvement from pioneer female filmmaker Paulette McDonagh completed in 1931.

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