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The Mystery of the Black Pearl
1912 Australian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mystery of the Black Pearl is a 1912 Australian silent film. A detective drama, It is now considered a lost film.[4][5][6]
Of Sydney Stirling, Barrett wrote "I never knew an actor so responsive to direction, so keen to size up a situation and command it.” [7]
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Plot
According to the Sydney Sportsman the story involves the robbery of a jewl from a wealthy banker by a criminal gang. The crime is blamed on the sweetheart of the banker's daughter, a naval officer.[8][9]
Cast
- Cyril Mackay as Dick Weston
- Sydney Stirling as Dudley Segrave
- Leonard Willey as Sam Grimm
- Charles Lawrence
- Joseph Brennan
- Irby Marshall
Reception
The Prahran Telegraph praised the photography but wished more of Sydney could have been seen.[10]
The Bulletin called it "quite equal to the average imported film."[11]
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