The Unknown (1915 comedy film)

The Unknown
Directed byJ. E. Mathews
Produced byArchie Fraser
Colin Fraser
StarringPeter Felix
Porky Keans
Production
company
Distributed byFraser Film Release and Photographic Company
Release date
  • 1 February 1915 (1915-02-01)[1]
Running time
2,000 feet[3]
CountryAustralia
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

The Unknown was a 1915 film directed by J. E. Mathews released in support of The Sunny South or The Whirlwind of Fate (1915).[4]

It is considered a lost film.[5]

Cast

  • Jack Kearns
  • Mick King
  • Peter Felix
  • Jeff Smith
  • Frank Longhrey

Production

The movie was shot in Newcastle over December 1914 and January 1915.[6]

It starred two boxers and vaudeville star Jack Kearns.[7]

Reception

The film premiered at Waddington's Globe Theatre, George Street in Sydney. According to the Referee "Mick King, Herr Kearns, and Peter Felix have, in this picture, displayed surprising histrionic ability."[1]

The Motion Picture News called it "a really good comedy, Keystone in appearance".[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "MOVING PICTURES". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 27 January 1915. p. 15. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ^ "PRODUCTION OF MOVING PICTURES-- IN AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XCVIII, no. 2555. New South Wales, Australia. 18 December 1918. p. 20. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Advertising". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 17 February 1915. p. 15. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Advertising". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 20 January 1915. p. 15. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  5. ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 52
  6. ^ "Jack Kearns" at Australian Variety Theatre Archive. (Sighted 19 January 2014)
  7. ^ "RELIEF OF TRAVELLING STOCK". The Sunday Times. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 17 January 1915. p. 16. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Film News from Foreign Parts", Motion Picture News 11 March 1916. Retrieved 23 November 1916


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