The Grey Glove
The Grey Glove | |
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Directed by | Dunstan Webb |
Written by |
Gayne Dexter (title) E. V. Timms (story) |
Based on | newspaper serial by E. V. Timms |
Edited by | Mona Donaldson |
Production company | |
Distributed by | J.C. Williamson Films |
Release dates | 9 July 1928[1][2] |
Running time | 5,000 feet |
Country | Australia |
Language |
Silent film English intertitles |
The Grey Glove is a 1928 Australian silent film based on a newspaper serial by E. V. Timms.
Synopsis
An amateur detective, John Courtney, tries to catch a mysterious criminal who always leaves a grey glove behind. Together with his fiancee Margaret he uncovers the work of a foreign spy.[3][4]
Cast
- Aubrey Kelner as John Courtney[5]
- Val Lassau as Margaret Trent
- Phyllis Wheldon as Pauline Hemingway
- Charles O'Mara as Inspector Drew
- William Thornton as Charlie James
- Claude Turton as Simpson
- George Ames as Peterson
- Carl Francis as Seton Carr
- James Alexander as Perry
Production
The film was shot at Australasian's Bondi studios.[6] It appears to have been shot prior to August 1926.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "AMUSEMENTS LENARD'S PICTURES.". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 9 July 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ ""THE GOLDEN BUTTERFLY.".". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 9 July 1928. p. 9. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 146.
- ↑ "PARAMOUNT TO-NIGHT.". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 30 March 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ "AUBREY KELLNER'S IDEA." Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate 9 Dec 1926: 4 accessed 13 December 2011
- ↑ "SNIPING THE SHOWS.". The Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 2 January 1927. p. 11. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ "AUSTRALIAN FILM.". The Cairns Post. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 3 August 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ "STUDIO GOSSIP.". Western Age. Dubbo, NSW: National Library of Australia. 7 January 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
External links
- The Grey Glove at the Internet Movie Database
- The Grey Glove at National Film and Sound Archive
- The Grey Glove novel at AustLit
- Story serialised in 1925 – 18 April, 25 April, 2 May, 9 May, 16 May, 23 May, 30 May, 6 June, 13 June, 20 June, 27 June, 11 July, 18 July, 25 July, 1 Aug, 8 Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug,
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