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The Hordern Mystery (1920)

The Hordern Mystery poster
Directed by
Harry Southwell
Genre
silent film
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man investigates a strange disappearance or event from long ago based on a book from the 1880s. The story unfolds in an early silent film style with simple sets and acting.

mysteriousold-fashionedslowseriousquietplot-drivenstagedhistorical

What happens

The Hordern Mystery is a 1920 Australian film directed by Harry Southwell based on an 1889 novel by Edmund Finn (son of Edmund Finn). Unlike many Australian silent films, it still survives today. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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