The Mystery of the Black Pearl is a 1912 Australian silent film. A detective drama, It is now considered a lost film.
Of Sydney Stirling, Barrett wrote "I never knew an actor so responsive to direction, so keen to size up a situation and command it.âÂÂ
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.
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."