Rose o' Paradise

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Rose o' Paradise
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Bessie Barriscale
Directed by James Young
Based onnovel Rose o' Paradise by Grace Miller White c.1915
Produced byParalta Plays
Starring Bessie Barriscale
Cinematography Clyde De Vinna
Distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation
Pathe-Freres
Release date
May 13, 1918
Running time
1 hour
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles
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Rose o' Paradise ad in Motion Picture News , 1917

Rose o' Paradise is a 1918 silent 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. [1]

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Singleton has a nervous break down when his wife dies during child birth giving birth his daughter who survives the ordeal. He recovers but his half-brother refuses to allow him to leave the asylum. Singleton escapes seventeen years later as he fears his half-brother will steal the fortune his daughter is to inherit on her eighteen birthday. [2]

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References

  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:Rose o'Paradise
  2. "Rose o' Paradise". TV Guide. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  3. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Rose o'Paradise