Paradise Garden | |
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Directed by | Fred J. Balshofer |
Written by | Fred Balshofer (scenario) |
Based on | Paradise Garden by George Gibbs |
Produced by | Yorke Productions |
Starring | Harold Lockwood Vera Sisson Virginia Rappe |
Cinematography | Tony Gaudio |
Production company | Yorke Film Corporation |
Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Paradise Garden is a lost [1] 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. [2] [3]
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. [4]
Virginia Caroline Rappe was an American model and silent film actress. Working mostly in bit parts, Rappe died after attending a party with actor Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, who was accused of manslaughter and rape in connection with her death, though he was ultimately acquitted of both charges.
Fred J. Balshofer was a pioneering silent film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer in the United States.
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