The Grey Glove is a 1928 Australian silent film based on a newspaper serial by E. V. Timms.
| The Grey Glove | |
|---|---|
 Everyone's 22 August 1928 | |
| Directed by | Dunstan Webb |
| Written by | Gayne Dexter (title)[1] E. V. Timms (story) |
| Based on | newspaper serial by E. V. Timms |
| Edited by | Mona Donaldson[2] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | J.C. Williamson Films[3] |
Release date | |
Running time | 5,000 feet |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Synopsis
editAn amateur detective, John Courtney, tries to catch a mysterious criminal who always leaves a grey glove behind. He tries to protect the mysterious Pauline Hemingway.
His fiancee Margaret becomes jealous and sets off to follow him dressed as a boy.[6][7]
Cast
edit- Aubrey Kelner as John Courtney[8]
- 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
editThe film was shot at Australasian's Bondi studios.[9] It appears to have been shot prior to August 1926.[10][11]
The film was the first screen appearance of Val Lassau who had been in the chorus of Rose Marie.[12]
It seems there was some extra filming after Christmas 1926.[13]
Reception
editThe Australasian called it "an intriguing tale, in which action and mystery arc pleasantly mingled. Fortunately Mr. Webb has aimed at a mark that is not beyond tbc reach of a producer who has not the elaborate equipment of a costly studio at his disposal, and he has achieved his aim. The acting by a large cast is aa least as good as that in any Australian film."[14]
References
edit- ^ "BURLINGTON PICTURES". National Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 8 November 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""THE GREY GLOVE."". Werribee Shire Banner. No. 1293. Victoria, Australia. 29 November 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ALONG FILM ROW", Everyones., 9 (440 (8 August 1928)), Sydney: Everyones Ltd, nla.obj-587235225, retrieved 26 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The PICTURE WORLD". Table Talk. No. 3145. Victoria, Australia. 16 August 1928. p. 23. Retrieved 26 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Master Picture News". The Queanbeyan Age And Queanbeyan Observer. New South Wales, Australia. 4 January 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 26 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "MOVING PICTURES". The Australasian. Vol. CXXV, no. 4, 155. Victoria, Australia. 25 August 1928. p. 23 (METROPOLITAN EDITION). Retrieved 26 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.