| Rose o' Paradise | |
| Director: | James Young |
| Studio: | Paralta Plays |
| Starring: | Bessie Barriscale |
| Cinematography: | Clyde De Vinna |
| Distributor: | W. W. Hodkinson Corporation Pathe-Freres |
| Runtime: | 1 hour |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent English titles |
Rose o' Paradise is a 1918 silent drama film directed by James Young and starring Bessie Barriscale. It was produced by Paralta Plays and distributed through W. W. Hodkinson Corporation, General Film Company and Pathe-Freres.
This was the first film produced under Bessie Barriscale's contract with Paralta Plays, however the first to be released was Madam Who? (1918).[1]
Singleton has a nervous break down when his wife dies during child birth giving birth his daughter who survives the ordeal. He recovers but his half-brother refuses to allow him to leave the asylum. Singleton escapes seventeen years later as he fears his half-brother will steal the fortune his daughter is to inherit on her eighteen birthday.[2]
A complete print of Rose o' Paradise is held by the Cinémathèque française in Paris.[3]