The Twins (1923 film)

The Twins is a 1923 Australian silent film directed Melbourne cinematographer Leslie McCallum. It is a rural farce-melodrama and is considered a lost film.[1]

The Twins
Directed byLeslie McCallum
Produced byLeslie McCallum
Written byRay Whiting
StarringRay Whiting
CinematographyLeslie McCallum
Production
company
Blue Gum Company, for the Charity Moving Picture Company
Release date
28 June 1923
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent film
English intertitles

Plot

Characters from the country visit the city. Among the characters are a female vamp, who winds up committing suicide.

Cast

  • Ray Whiting and Jim Paxton as the twins
  • Cath McMicking as heroine
  • Aubrey Gibson as villain
  • Doreen Gale as vamp
  • Jim Doods as Horace Hothouse
  • Keith McHarg
  • Billy Begg
  • Norman Carlyon

Production

The film was made to raise funds for various charities including the Melbourne Women's Hospital. It was sponsored by Carlyon's ballroom in St Kilda; Norman Carlyon appeared in the cast and a fund raising ball was held on 19 June 1923.[1]

Reception

According to contemporary reports, response to the film was positive and money was made from its release.[1]

References

  1. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 117.


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