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.
The Twins | |
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Directed by | Leslie McCallum |
Produced by | Leslie McCallum |
Written by | Ray Whiting |
Starring | Ray Whiting |
Cinematography | Leslie McCallum |
Production company | Blue Gum Company, for the Charity Moving Picture Company |
Release date | 28 June 1923 |
Country | Australia |
Language | Silent film English intertitles |
Screenplay
Characters from the country visit the city. Among the characters are a female vamp, who winds up committing suicide.
- 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
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.
According to contemporary reports, response to the film was positive and money was made from its release.