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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]

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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]

References

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