The Hordern Mystery
The Hordern Mystery is a 1920 Australian film directed by Harry Southwell based on an 1889 novel by Edmund Finn (son of Edmund Finn). Unlike many Australian silent films, it still survives today.
| The Hordern Mystery | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harry Southwell |
| Written by | M.F. Gatwood |
| Based on | novel by Edmund Finn |
| Produced by | Harry Southwell |
| Starring | Claude Turton Flo Little |
| Cinematography | Tasman Higgins |
Production company | Southwell Screen Plays |
Release date | 23 October 1920[1] |
Running time | 5,600 feet |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Plot
Money-hungry Gilbert Hordern is married to an adoring wife and has a child. He pretends to be his own evil twin brother so he can marry a millionaire's daughter. He succeeds but is wracked with guilt and confesses. He wakes up and realises it was all a dream.
Cast
- Claude Turton as Gilbert Hordern
- Flo Little as Midge Hordern
- Floris St George as Laura Yellaboyce
- Godfrey Cass as Dan Yellaboyce
- Thomas Sinclair as Peter Mull
- Beatrice Hamilton as Mrs Mull
- David Edelsten
Production
The film was shot in suburban Sydney in mid 1920 under the title The Golden Flame. Commercial reception appears to have been poor.[2]
References
- "Filmography", Cinema Papers, June–July 1980 p175
- Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 102.
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