The Unknown (1915 comedy film)

The Unknown
Directed by J. E. Mathews
Produced by Archie Fraser
Colin Fraser
Starring Peter Felix
Porky Keans
Production
company
Distributed by Fraser Film Release and Photographic Company
Release dates
  • 1 February 1915 (1915-02-01)[1]
Running time
 2,000 feet[2]
Country Australia
Language Silent 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).[3]

It is considered a lost film.[4]

Cast

Production

The movie was shot in Newcastle over December 1914 and January 1915.[5]

It starred two boxers and vaudeville star Jack Kearns.[6]

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".[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "MOVING PICTURES.". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 27 January 1915. p. 15. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Advertising.". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 17 February 1915. p. 15. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Advertising.". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 20 January 1915. p. 15. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 52
  5. ↑ "Jack Kearns" at Australian Variety Theatre Archive. (Sighted 19 January 2014)
  6. ↑ "RELIEF OF TRAVELLING STOCK.". The Sunday Times. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 17 January 1915. p. 16. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Film News from Foreign Parts", Motion Picture News 11 March 1916 accessed 23 November 1916


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