An Interrupted Divorce

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| name = An Interrupted Divorce

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| director = John Gavin

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| writer = Agnes Gavin

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| starring = Fred Bluett
Verma Remee{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122795472 |title=GLACIARIUM. |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=Sydney, NSW |date=8 July 1917 |accessdate=13 September 2013 |page=17 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

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| released = {{Film date|1916|8|6|df=y}}

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| country = Australia

| language = Silent film

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An Interrupted Divorce is a 1916 Australian short comedy film directed by John Gavin starring popular vaudeville comedian Fred Bluett.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 60.{{Citation

| title=When the Australian-Produced Picture Made Big Money.

| journal=Everyones.

| date=9 May 1923

| location=Sydney

| publisher=Everyones Ltd

| url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-562121240

| id=nla.obj-562121240

| access-date=1 July 2024

| via=Trove

}}

It was in three parts.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122799911 |title=PARRAMATTA'S £1200. |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=Sydney, NSW |date=10 June 1917 |accessdate=3 October 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

It was originally known as The Revue Girls.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115737062 |title=MARY PICKFORD COMPANY FORMED. |newspaper=Arrow (Sydney, NSW : 1916 - 1933) |location=Sydney, NSW |date=19 August 1916 |accessdate=3 October 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}[http://lantern.mediahist.org/catalog/movingpicturewor30newy_0780 "Australian Notes" The Moving Picture World 1916]. Retrieved 23 June 2015

Its release was delayed due to the lack of film stock in the country.{{Cite web|url=http://lantern.mediahist.org/catalog/movwor33chal_0745|title = Moving Picture World - Lantern: Search, Visualize & Explore the Media History Digital Library}}

A contemporary critic said that "Miss Gwen Lewis, the clever monologuist of the Royal Strollers, has been entrusted with the leading role, and has proved her versatility by giving an excellent portrayal of the character entrusted to her. Everything points to Miss Lewis making as big a success on the screen as on the speaking stage."{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121338491 |title=LYRIC PROGRAMME. |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=Sydney, NSW |date=20 August 1916 |accessdate=3 October 2013 |page=28 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} The movie screened as a supporting item to the main feature.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article100963818 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=Leader (Orange, NSW : 1912 - 1922) |location=Orange, NSW |date=20 May 1918 |accessdate=13 September 2013 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

It is considered a lost film.[http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/ebooks/pdf/Australia's%20Lost%20Films.pdf 'Australia's Lost Films' National Library of Australia]