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The Twins (1923 film)

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The Twins
Directed byLeslie McCallum
Written byRay Whiting
Produced byLeslie McCallum
StarringRay Whiting
CinematographyLeslie McCallum
Production
companies
Blue Gum Company, for the Charity Moving Picture Company
Release date
  • 28 June 1923 (1923-06-28)
CountryAustralia
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

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]

Plot

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

Cast

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  • 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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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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