A Silent Witness
1912 Australian film by Franklyn Barrett
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A Silent Witness is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Franklyn Barrett.[3] It is considered a lost film. It was a drama set in Sydney with Cyril Mackay as the hero.[4]
Directed byFranklyn Barrett[1]
Written bySydney Stirling
CinematographyFranklyn Barrett
Production
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| A Silent Witness | |
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| Directed by | Franklyn Barrett[1] |
| Written by | Sydney Stirling |
| Cinematography | Franklyn Barrett |
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Running time | 2,400 feet[2] |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Barrett later claimed this detective drama was the first production in which he had a "free hand".[5]
Barrett referred later to making a film for Wests which dealt with opium smuggling and caused issues with the police. It may have been this movie.[6]
Of Sydney Stirling, Barrett wrote "I never knew an actor so responsive to direction, so keen to size up a situation and command it.” [7]
Cast
- Cyril Mackay
- Irby Marshall
- Charles Lawrence
- Sydney Stirling
- Leonard Willey
- George Bryant
- Loris Brown
