The Mystery of the Black Pearl

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The Mystery of the Black Pearl
Directed by Franklyn Barrett [1]
Written byLeonard Willey
Cinematography Franklyn Barrett
Production
company
Release date
  • 25 March 1912 (1912-03-25) [2] [3]
CountryAustralia
Languages

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]

Contents

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]

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

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

  1. ↑ "PRODUCTION OF MOVING PICTURES-- IN AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA". Australian Town and Country Journal . Vol. XCVIII, no. 2555. New South Wales, Australia. 18 December 1918. p. 20. Retrieved 21 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "SPENCER'S THEATRE". The Sydney Morning Herald . 25 March 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 11 April 2012– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p33
  4. ↑ Franklyn Barrett papers at National Film and Sound Archive
  5. ↑ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . 27 March 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 11 April 2012– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "SPENCER'S PICTURES". Truth. No. 1079. New South Wales, Australia. 24 March 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 17 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "ALONG FILM ROW.", Everyones., Sydney: Everyones Ltd, 16 July 1930, nla.obj-562183768, retrieved 16 August 2024– via Trove
  8. ↑ "AUSTRALIAN ACTORS IN PHOTO-PLAY". Sydney Sportsman . Vol. XI, no. 666. New South Wales, Australia. 27 March 1912. p. 8. Retrieved 17 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "AUSTRALIAN ACTORS IN PICTURES". Sunday Times. No. 1366. New South Wales, Australia. 24 March 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 17 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Lyric Theatre". The Prahran Telegraph . Vol. 51, no. 2699. Victoria, Australia. 12 July 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 17 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "SUNDRY SHOWS.", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 28 March 1912, nla.obj-1786914581, retrieved 17 August 2024– via Trove


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