The Hordern Mystery

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.

Plot
Money-hungry Gilbert Hordern is married to an adoring wife and has a child. He pretends to be his own evil twin brother so he can marry a millionaire's daughter. He succeeds but is wracked with guilt and confesses. He wakes up and realises it was all a dream.

Cast

 * Claude Turton as Gilbert Hordern
 * Flo Little as Midge Hordern
 * Floris St George as Laura Yellaboyce
 * Godfrey Cass as Dan Yellaboyce
 * Thomas Sinclair as Peter Mull
 * Beatrice Hamilton as Mrs Mull
 * David Edelsten

Production
The film was shot in suburban Sydney in mid 1920 under the title The Golden Flame. Commercial reception appears to have been poor.