Beasts of Paradise

{{Infobox film

| name = Beasts of Paradise

| image = Advertisement_for_1923_silent_film_Beasts_of_Paradise.jpg

| caption = Advertisement for film

| director = William James Craft

| producer =

| writer = Val Cleveland

| starring = William Desmond
Eileen Sedgwick

| cinematography =

| editing =

| studio = Universal Pictures

| distributor = Universal Pictures

| released = {{film date|1923|10|1}}

| runtime = 15 episodes

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

}}

Beasts of Paradise is a 1923 American adventure silent film serial in 15 episodes directed by William James Craft. The film stars William Desmond and Eileen Sedgwick and was produced and released by Universal Pictures. The film is presumed to be lost.{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BeastsOfParadise1923.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: Beasts of Paradise |access-date=August 19, 2008|work=silentera.com}}

Production

The serial consists of 15 episodes including jungle adventure scenes in which the main characters contend with many wild animals, such as fights with lions, alligators and elephants. The film also contains aquatic sequences involving underwater fights, shark encounters and submarine adventures.{{cite journal | title=Beasts of Paradise Completed at "U" City | journal=Universal Weekly |date=December 1923 | volume=18 | issue=18 | pages=28}} Some scenes were shot on location at Santa Cruz Island.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibito00newy/page/586/mode/2up |title=Exhibitor's Trade Review |date= |publisher=Exhibitor's trade review, inc. |others= |location=New York |publication-date=September 1, 1923 |pages=587 |language=en}}