First dramatic film to run for more than 60 minutes; feature-length documentaries of boxing matches had been made before this, but this was the first dramatic full-length film.
Only fragments of this film are known to survive.
Gang member Joe Byrne's actual suit of armour was borrowed from the Victorian Museum and worn in the film.
Frank Mills was a Canadian who was a member of the Bland Holt touring company. He was clad in Ned Kelly's actual armor during filming but disappeared before it was finished. An extra had to complete the filming in long shots after Mills left.
There were no intertitles; instead, actors provided live narration, dialogue and sound effects.