Black Paradise

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Black Paradise
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Directed by Roy William Neill
Written by Gordon Rigby
Produced by William Fox
Starring
Cinematography George Schneiderman
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film
Release date
  • May 30, 1926 (1926-05-30)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
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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]

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Plot

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.

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References

  1. Solomon p. 299

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