The Hordern Mystery
The Hordern Mystery is an Australian feature length 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 |
| Produced by | Harry Southwell |
| Written by | M.F. Gatwood |
| Based on | novel by Edmund Finn |
| 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 |
| Language | 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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