The Twins | |
Director: | Leslie McCallum |
Producer: | Leslie McCallum |
Starring: | Ray Whiting |
Cinematography: | Leslie McCallum |
Studio: | Blue Gum Company, for the Charity Moving Picture Company |
Country: | Australia |
Language: | Silent 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]
Characters from the country visit the city. Among the characters are a female vamp, who winds up committing suicide.
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]
According to contemporary reports, response to the film was positive and money was made from its release.[1]