Paradise Garden (film)

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Paradise Garden
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Directed by Fred J. Balshofer
Written byFred Balshofer (scenario)
Based onParadise Garden
by George Gibbs
Starring Harold Lockwood
Vera Sisson
Virginia Rappe
Cinematography Tony Gaudio
Production
company
Yorke Film Corporation
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release date
  • October 1, 1917 (1917-10-01)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Paradise Garden is a 1917 American silent comedy romance film starring Harold Lockwood and directed by Fred J. Balshofer. The film is based on a novel, Paradise Garden, by George Gibbs and has a feature role for Virginia Rappe, who would soon be more famous for her death under mysterious circumstances that were sensationalized by the media. Metro Pictures distributed the film. [1] [2]

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Cast

Reception

Like many American films of the time, Paradise Garden was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required cuts of two scenes of a couple standing before a nude painting in background and of the closeup of the girl's back after her gown was torn from her shoulder. [3]

Preservation

It is unknown whether the film survives as none of copies were able to locate, likely presumed lost. [4]

References

  1. "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". Silentera.com. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  2. "Abbreviated View of Movie Page". Afi.com. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  3. "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (18). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 33. October 27, 1917.
  4. "American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Paradise Garden". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2017.