A Melbourne Mystery
Appearance
A Melbourne Mystery | |
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Starring | John Gavin |
Cinematography | A. Sculthorpe |
Release date | 12 May 1913 |
Running time | 4,000 feet[1] |
Country | Australia |
Language | Silent film |
A Melbourne Mystery is a 1913 Australian silent film starring John Gavin.[2][3]
It is considered a lost film.
Cast
Production
A. Sculthorpe, who worked on the movie, remembers the film as being "a little starved because of the promoters lack of finance" but said it "compared favourably with the Importations of the time." He also recalled shooting a sequence involving a brawl in Swanston Street which resulted in police trying to arrest the actors.[4]
Reception
According to Sculthorpe "it was a good picture but the exhibitors gave us little encouragement."[4]
References
- ^ "Advertising". The Sunday Times. Sydney. 26 August 1917. p. 21. Retrieved 3 October 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 37.
- ^ Everyones, Everyones Ltd, 1920, retrieved 30 May 2018
- ^ a b ""Thal Reminds Me..."". The Argus. Melbourne. 24 May 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 3 October 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
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