Paradise Garden (film) explained

Paradise Garden
Director:	Fred J. Balshofer
Producer:	Yorke Productions
Starring:	Harold Lockwood Vera Sisson Virginia Rappe
Cinematography:	Tony Gaudio
Studio:	Yorke Film Corporation
Distributor:	Metro Pictures
Runtime:	6 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Paradise Garden is a lost^[1] 1917 American silent comedy romance film starring Harold Lockwood and directed by Fred J. Balshofer. The film is based on a novel, Paradise Garden, by George Gibbs and has a feature role for Virginia Rappe, who would soon be more famous for her death under mysterious circumstances that were sensationalized by the media. Metro Pictures distributed the film.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Harold Lockwood - Jerry Benham
• Vera Sisson - Una Habberton
• Virginia Rappe - Marcia Van Wyck
• William Clifford - Roger Canby
• Lester Cuneo - Jack Ballard
• G. Sprotte - Henry Ballard
• Catherine Henry - Miss Gore
• George Hupp - Jerry Benham, as child (credited as Little George Hupp)
• Olive Bruce - (undetermined role)
• Harry DeRoy - (undetermined role)

Reception

Like many American films of the time, Paradise Garden was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required cuts of two scenes of a couple standing before a nude painting in background and of the closeup of the girl's back after her gown was torn from her shoulder.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paradise Garden. 29 October 2017. Lcweb2.loc.gov. 29 October 2017.
2. Web site: Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List. Silentera.com. 29 October 2017.
3. Web site: Abbreviated View of Movie Page. Afi.com. 29 October 2017.
4. Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors . Exhibitors Herald . 5 . 18 . 33 . Exhibitors Herald Company . New York City . October 27, 1917 .