The White Flower

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The White Flower
The White Flower (1923) - Compson.jpg
Film still with Compson
Directed by Julia Crawford Ivers
Written byJulia Crawford Ivers
Produced by Adolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
Cinematography James Van Trees
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • March 4, 1923 (1923-03-04)
Running time
6 reels; (5,731 feet)
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The White Flower is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film written and directed by Julia Crawford Ivers and starring Betty Compson and Edmund Lowe. Ivers' son, James Van Trees, was the film's cinematographer. [1] Set in Hawaii, the film was shot on location in Honolulu. [2] The White Flower is now considered lost. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Progressive Silent Film: The White Flower at silentera.com
  2. "Betty Compson Coming Home". Hollywood. 11 (25–52): 29. 1922.
  3. Soister, John T. (2012). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland. p. 644. ISBN   978-0-786-48790-5.
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The White Flower