My Lady of the Cave is a 1922 New Zealand silent film which was the first feature from Rudall Hayward.
Six of these weeks were spent on Mayor Island, in the Bay of Plenty region;[1] filming also took place at nearby Tauranga.
The story revolves around a shipwrecked sailor's encounter with a woman who has been brought up on an isolated island.
[3]A contemporary review in The New Zealand Herald also praised the film's photography: The crowds of patrons who thronged to the Grand Theatre at all sessions yesterday to witness the first screenings of this really fine film found no need to exercise tolerance towards a local effort.
Of chief importance in any such venture, the photographic effects instantly commanded admiration [...] The story is refreshingly wholesome, the scenic gems are a delight to view, and the New Zealand atmosphere is faithfully retained.