Paradise (1926 film) explained

Paradise
Director:Irvin Willat
Producer:Ray Rocket
Starring:Milton Sills
Betty Bronson
Noah Beery Sr.
Cinematography:Charles Van Enger
Distributor:First National Pictures
Runtime:80 minutes; 8 reels (7,090 feet)
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Paradise is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Irvin Willat and released by First National Pictures. The film stars Milton Sills, Betty Bronson, and Noah Beery. Based on the popular 1925 novel Paradise by Cosmo Hamilton and John Russell, it was one of Sills' most successful films.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

A stunt pilot, Tony, marries Chrissie and the two are given a tropical island wedding, which is a lot of fun at first. They are considered the King and Queen of their island by the natives. The fun turns into island turmoil at the machinations of island despot Quex.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Paradise located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  2. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=11254 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Paradise
  3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/Paradise1926.html Progressive Silent Film List: Paradise
  4. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8160/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Paradise
  5. http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnefirstnational.html Paradise at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures: 1926