Neil Parsons – Screening the Past

Investigating the Origins of The Rose of Rhodesia, Part I: African Film Productions

Post author:Neil Parsons
Post published:January 4, 2015
Post category:Issue 25 - Special Issue: Colonial Africa on the Silent Screen: Recovering The Rose of Rhodesia (1918)

Abstract The Rose of Rhodesia (1918) has received short shrift in film history because it was made by a company independent from, and crushed by, the South African entertainment business monopoly…

Investigating the Origins of The Rose of Rhodesia, Part II: Harold Shaw Film Productions Ltd.

Post author:Neil Parsons
Post published:January 4, 2015
Post category:Issue 25 - Special Issue: Colonial Africa on the Silent Screen: Recovering The Rose of Rhodesia (1918)

Harold Shaw parted ways with the movie magnate I. W. Schlesinger in October 1917, after an acrimonious personal dispute, and immediately set about organizing his own film production company. Shaw…