Rose o' Paradise
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{{Infobox film
| name = Rose o' Paradise
| image = Rose o' Paradise (1918) - 1.jpg
| caption = Bessie Barriscale
| director = James Young
| studio = Paralta Plays
| writer = James Young (adaptation)
Grace Miller White (novel)
| starring = Bessie Barriscale
| cinematography = Clyde De Vinna
| editing =
| distributor = W. W. Hodkinson Corporation
Pathe-Freres
| released = {{Film date|1918|05|13}}
| runtime = 1 hour
| country = United States
| language = Silent
English titles
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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).{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/17235-ROSE-O-PARADISE |title=Rose o' Paradise|work=afi.com |access-date=March 26, 2024}}
Cast
- Bessie Barriscale - Virginia Singleton
- Howard C. Hickman - Lafe Grandoken
- David Hartford - Jordon Morse
- Norman Kerry - Theodore King
- Edythe Chapman - Peg Grandoken
- William Delmar - Maudlin Bates
- Lucille Young - Molly Merriweather
- Arthur Allardt - Thomas Singleton
Plot
Thomas Singleton has a nervous breakdown when his wife dies while giving birth to his daughter, Virginia, who survives the ordeal. He is committed to an asylum. When he recovers, his half-brother does not allow him to leave the asylum. Thomas escapes seventeen years later, as he fears his half-brother will steal the fortune his daughter is to inherit on her eighteenth birthday.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/rose-o-paradise/cast/2030074377/| title=Rose o' Paradise|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=2023-04-10}}
Preservation
A complete print of Rose o' Paradise is held by the Cinémathèque française in Paris.{{cite web |url=https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2659/ |title=American Silent Feature Film Database: Rose o' Paradise |access-date=March 26, 2024 |publisher=Library of Congress}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0009565/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_27 Rose o' Paradise at IMDb.com]
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Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by James Young
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation
Category:Films based on works by Grace Miller White
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:English-language drama films
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