The Prophet's Paradise (film)

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The Prophet's Paradise
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Directed by Alan Crosland
Written by Lewis Allen Browne
C.S. Montayne
Produced by Lewis J. Selznick
Starring Eugene O'Brien
Sigrid Holmquist
Arthur Houseman
Cinematography Jules Cronjager
Production
company
Distributed bySelect Pictures
Release date
  • February 28, 1922 (1922-02-28)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Prophet's Paradise is a lost [1] 1922 American silent drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Eugene O'Brien, Sigrid Holmquist, and Arthur Housman. [2]

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Plot

A young American in Istanbul meets the daughter of an archaeologist examining Byzantium ruins, and rescues her from a gang of slavers who have kidnapped her.

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