form y separately published work icon King of the Coiners single work   film/TV   crime  
Adaptation of Under Remand Reginald Stockton , Eric Hudson , 1894 single work drama
Note: The author of the screenplay has not been traced.
Issue Details: First known date: 1912... 1912 King of the Coiners
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'The star attraction was the reproduction of an Australian photo play, "The King of Coiners," which depicted the double life led by Luke Holt in his capacity as a sergeant of police and the head of a notorious gang of coiners. In the latter role he was known as Jean Leroy, and attempted to get Ned Truman, a young engraver, to work for him. The latter refused, and then Leroy employed Biddy Higgins, a disreputable character, to secrete counterfeit coins in Truman's room. Then was seen Truman's arrest, followed by hardship suffered by his wife, and generally things were desperate till Ben Burleigh, a detective, took a hand in the game, and discovering Holt's interest in the coining business, he proceeded to arrest the police sergeant. The scene closed with a flight in a motor car and a crash over a precipice, which ended the earthly career of the coiner.'

Source:

'Amusements' , Advertiser [Adelaide], 20 February 1912, p.9.

Exhibitions

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Notes

  • A play called The King of the Coiners was produced in Australia in 1909, but its plot bears no resemblance to the events of Under Remand or this film. (See, for example, a review in the Brisbane Courier, 21 January 1909, p.2, which offers a detailed plot synopsis.)

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