Sunrise (1926 film)

Sunrise is a 1926 Australian silent film co-directed by Raymond Longford, who took over during filming. It was the second film from Australasian Films following their recommencement of production, after Painted Daughters.

It is considered a lost film.

George Willis loses his unfaithful wife in a rock fall and takes to the bush He rescues a girl, Hope Stuart, from a flood and nurses her back to health. When he brings her back to her father he discovers that an old enemy, Arthur Greerson, has accused him of murder.

Greerson is injured in a mining accident and after George rescues him, Greerson admits he has lied. George returns to his life as a recluse in the mountains, followed by Hope.

The film was shot on location in the Blue Mountains at Bargo with interiors at the studios of Australasian Films in Bondi. F. Stuart Whyte began directing but left Australia during shooting for unknown reasons. He was replaced by Longford, who had recently contracted to Australasian Films.