The Mystery of the Black Pearl is a 1912 Australian silent film. A detective drama, It is now considered a lost film.Franklyn Barrett papers at National Film and Sound Archive
Of Sydney Stirling, Barrett wrote "I never knew an actor so responsive to direction, so keen to size up a situation and command it.”
Plot According to the Sydney Sportsman the story involves the robbery of a jewl from a wealthy banker by a criminal gang. The crime is blamed on the sweetheart of the banker's daughter, a naval officer.
Cast Cyril Mackay as Dick Weston Sydney Stirling as Dudley Segrave Leonard Willey as Sam Grimm Charles Lawrence Joseph Brennan Irby Marshall
Reception The Prahran Telegraph praised the photography but wished more of Sydney could have been seen.
The Bulletin called it "quite equal to the average imported film."
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