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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.

Of Sydney Stirling, Barrett wrote "I never knew an actor so responsive to direction, so keen to size up a situation and command it.”

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.

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.

The Bulletin called it "quite equal to the average imported film."

References

1. "SPENCER'S THEATRE". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 March 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 11 April 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
2. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p33
3. "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.
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

External links

• The Mystery of the Black Pearl at IMDb

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