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My Lady of the Cave
Film (Full Length) – 1922
Rudall Hayward was just 21 when he began making his first full-length silent movie, My Lady of the Cave. A wistful young clerk (Robert Ramsay, who later tried his luck in Hollywood) falls overboard on a boat trip and washes up on an island. He meets a mysterious woman (Hazel de Montalk) who appears to be a prisoner. The clerk enlists a friend to free his 'cave lady' from her jailer and they uncover a tragic story. As was common in silent movie days, different sections of the film are 'tinted' in various colours. Hayward was prolific; he made four features in the 1920s alone, including Māori-Pākehā drama Rewi's Last Stand.
Today his dreaming soul revelled in new sensations, a world of make-believe adventures seemed now almost realised.– The clerk (Robert Ramsay) seeks romance and adventure while sailing
Key Cast & Crew
HT Gibson
Robert Ramsay (aka Gordon Campbell)
Frank Stewart
Hazel de Montalk (née Hazel West)
Rudall Hayward
Cyril Morton
Produced by
Bay of Plenty Films
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