A real sailing ship was burned for the climax. Called the "Inca", it was loaded with dynamite and nitrate film. The effect was spectacular, but countless early Australian films were lost in the blaze.
Marion Marcus Clarke was the granddaughter of the author of the classic book on which the film was based. She was an experienced stage actress.
At a time when an Australian film could easily be made for £1,000, this movie cost an astounding £50,000.
Five hundred unemployed men were used to take part in the many crowd scenes, including a prison riot, convict treadmill, and human plough.
A "cuddy", mentioned on the intertitles, is a small cabin on a boat, usually not big enough to stand up in, unlike the one portrayed in this film.
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By what name was For the Term of His Natural Life (1927) officially released in Canada in English?
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