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Black Paradise

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Black Paradise
Lobby card
Directed byRoy William Neill
Written byGordon Rigby
Produced byWilliam Fox
Starring
CinematographyGeorge Schneiderman
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film
Release date
  • May 30, 1926 (1926-05-30)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Black Paradise publicity still, 1926

Black Paradise is a 1926 American silent adventure film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Madge Bellamy, Leslie Fenton, and Edmund Lowe.[1]

Plot

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In San Francisco, Sylvia Douglas and her fiancé, James Callahan, who has recently turned back to his criminal ways, flee the city after Jim steals a diamond necklace due to frustration with his job search. Detective Graham pursues them to a remote island in the South Pacific, where they encounter a gangster named Murdock. Callahan becomes enamored with a local woman named Leona, while Sylvia seeks refuge with Graham from Murdock's advances. As tensions rise, a volcanic eruption adds further complications to their predicament.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Solomon p. 299

Bibliography

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  • Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
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