The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

The Mystery of the Hansom Cab is an Australian feature-length film directed by W. J. Lincoln based on the popular novel, which had also been adapted into a play. It was one of several films Lincoln made with the Tait family, who had produced The Story of the Kelly Gang. It was the first Australian feature film to have a predominantly urban setting. It has been called the world's first suspense mystery film. Plot A Melbourne playboy, Oliver White, is murdered as he is driven home one night in a hansom cab. Investigating the crime encompasses all aspects of Melbourne society. The scenes featured in the movie were: GUNSLER'S CAFE, COLLINS STREET The meeting of Mark Frettleby and Rosanna Moore. Reems Street, East Melbourne. The Courtship. Frettleby's Station. Divided Lives. (Rosanna grows bored with station life and eventually leaves with their baby daughter.) Frettleby's New Love. Frettleby's Rooms. The News of Rosanna's Death. (Mark Frettleby receives a letter from England telling him this.) Room at Myrtle Orange. I love you. Twenty years later. Frettleby's Mansion, St Kilda. (Frettleby is a pillar of society, widowed with a daughter, Madge.) The Ghost of the East. Possum Villa. Grey Street. St Kilda. Two Men at War. (Two men wish to marry Madge, the dissolute Oliver Whyte and the squatter Brian Fitzgerald.) The Orient Hotel, Bourke Street. The Melbourne Club, Collins street. Brian receives a Message. The Cabstand. Scots Church. DRIVE TO ST. KILDA. Austral Hotel, Bourke Street. Sal Rawlins shows the way. Mother Guttersnipe's, Bourke Street. Death of Rosanna Moore. The Fatal Drive. Collins street. Princes, Bridge. St. Kilda Road. THE MURDER IN THE CAB – Opposite Church of England Grammar School. Who is the Man? Esplanade, St, Kilda. The Discovery of the Crime. Possum Villa. On the Track. The Arrest of Brian Fitzgerald. Carlton's Office, Chancery Lane. A Woman to the Rescue. The Melbourne Gaol. Brian Refuses to Streak. Calton's Office. The Reward for Sal. Rawlins. Mother Guttersnipe's, Bourke Street. No News. The Law Courts, Law Court. The Cabman's Story. Menzie's Hotel. Return of Sal. Rawlins. Acquittal of Brian Fitzgerald Mother Guttersnipe's. The Last Call. Mark Frettleby's Home. The Confession. On the Lawn. Who is the Man? Frettleby's Study.