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Black Paradise
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Directed byRoy William Neill
Written byGordon Rigby
Produced byWilliam Fox
Starring
  • Leslie Fenton
  • Edmund Lowe
  • CinematographyGeorge Schneiderman

    Production
    company

    Fox Film

    Distributed byFox Film

    Release date

    • May 30, 1926 (1926-05-30)

    Running time

    50 minutes
    CountryUnited States
    LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
    Black Paradise publicity still, 1926

    Black Paradise is a 1926 American silent adventure film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Madge Bellamy, Leslie Fenton, and Edmund Lowe.[1]

    Plot[edit]

    In San Francisco, Sylvia Douglas and her fiancé, James Callahan, who has recently turned back to his criminal ways, flee the city after Jim steals a diamond necklace due to frustration with his job search. Detective Graham pursues them to a remote island in the South Pacific, where they encounter a gangster named Murdock. Callahan becomes enamored with a local woman named Leona, while Sylvia seeks refuge with Graham from Murdock's advances. As tensions rise, a volcanic eruption adds further complications to their predicament.

    Cast[edit]

  • Leslie Fenton as James Callahan
  • Edmund Lowe as Graham
  • Marcella Daly as Leona
  • Harvey Clark as Hazy
  • Edward Peil Sr. as Murdock
  • Doris Lloyd as Lillian Webster
  • Patrick Kelly as Dr. Murphy
  • Mary Gordon as Mrs. Murphy
  • Sammy Blum as The Halfwit
  • Paul Panzer as Ship Captain
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ Solomon p. 299

    Bibliography[edit]

    External links[edit]


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    Films set in San Francisco
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