Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo
Appearance
Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo | |
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Directed by | Louis J. Gasnier |
Written by | Waldemar Young |
Based on | Poisoned Paradise; a Romance of Monte Carlo by Robert W. Service[1] |
Produced by | B. P. Schulberg |
Starring | Kenneth Harlan Clara Bow |
Cinematography | Karl Struss |
Distributed by | Al Lichtman Productions Preferred Pictures |
Release date |
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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.[2]
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.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Progressive Silent Film List: Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo.
- Poisoned Paradise at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lobby posters: #1[permanent dead link], #2, #3
Categories:
- 1924 films
- American silent feature films
- Films produced by B. P. Schulberg
- Films directed by Louis J. Gasnier
- Films based on Canadian novels
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- 1924 romantic drama films
- Films based on works by Robert W. Service
- American romantic drama films
- Silent romantic drama film stubs