Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo

Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo
Lobby card
Directed by	Louis J. Gasnier
Written by	Waldemar Young
Based on	Poisoned Paradise; a Romance of Monte Carlo by Robert W. Service
Produced by	B. P. Schulberg
Starring	Kenneth Harlan Clara Bow
Cinematography	Karl Struss
Distributed by	Al Lichtman Productions Preferred Pictures
Release date	February 29, 1924 (1924-02-29)
Running time	70 minutes; 7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Louis Gasnier and starring Kenneth Harlan and Clara Bow. B. P. Schulberg, Bow's new mentor at the time, produced the picture.

Cast

• Kenneth Harlan as Hugh Kildair / Gilbert Kildair
• Clara Bow as Margot Le Blanc
• Carmel Myers as Mrs. Belmire
• Raymond Griffith as Martel
• Barbara Tennant as Mrs. G. Kildair
• Josef Swickard as Professor Durand
• George Beranger as Krantz (credited as Andre de Beranger)
• Evelyn Selbie as Madame Tanquille
• Victor Varconi as Dr. Berqius (credited as Michael Varconi)
• Frankie Lee as Hugh Kildair, as a Child
• Peaches Jackson as Margot LeBlanc, as a Child
• Betsy Ann Hisle as Little Girl Feeding Pigeons (uncredited)
• Laura La Varnie as Concierge (uncredited)
• Rolfe Sedan as Onlooker at Roulette Table (uncredited)

Preservation status

A print is stored at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

External links

• Poisoned Paradise at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• Lobby posters: #1, #2, #3