Rose o' Paradise

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Rose o' Paradise
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Bessie Barriscale
Directed by James Young
Written byJames Young (adaptation)
Grace Miller White (novel)
Starring Bessie Barriscale
Cinematography Clyde De Vinna
Production
company
Distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation
Pathe-Freres
Release date
  • May 13, 1918 (1918-05-13)
Running time
1 hour
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English titles
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Rose o' Paradise ad in Motion Picture News , 1917

Rose o' Paradise is a 1918 silent drama 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.

Contents

This was the first film produced under Bessie Barriscale's contract with Paralta Plays, however the first to be released was Madam Who? (1918). [1]

Cast

Plot

Thomas Singleton has a nervous breakdown when his wife dies while giving birth to his daughter, Virginia, who survives the ordeal. He is committed to an asylum. When he recovers, his half-brother does not allow him to leave the asylum. Thomas escapes seventeen years later, as he fears his half-brother will steal the fortune his daughter is to inherit on her eighteenth birthday. [2]

Preservation

A complete print of Rose o' Paradise is held by the Cinémathèque française in Paris. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Rose o' Paradise". afi.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Rose o' Paradise". TV Guide. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Rose o' Paradise". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 26, 2024.


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