Gavin had made two successful bushranger biopic movies in association with
H.A. Forsyth,
Thunderbolt and
Moonlite. However on 24 December 1910 (before
Moonlite had been released) Gavin announced he had Forsyth had parted ways and he would be making a new film, a version of the Ben Hall story, through his own company. He eventually formed a new partnership with the producing team of
Stanley Crick and
Herbert Finlay. Crick and Finlay were based out of offices at 75 York St Sydney. ==Reception==