Fool's Paradise (1921 film)
| Fool's Paradise | |
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| Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Written by | Sada Cowan Beulah Marie Dix |
| Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Starring | Dorothy Dalton |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff Karl Struss |
| Edited by | Anne Bauchens |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 9 reels (8,681 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $291,367.56 |
| Box office | $901,937.79 |
Fool's Paradise is a 1921 American silent romance film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film stars Dorothy Dalton and Conrad Nagel and was based on the short story "Laurels and the Lady" by Leonard Merrick.[1]
Cast
- Dorothy Dalton as Poll Patchouli
- Conrad Nagel as Arthur Phelps
- Mildred Harris as Rosa Duchene
- Theodore Kosloff as John Roderiguez
- John Davidson as Prince Talaat-Ni
- Julia Faye as Samaran, His Chief Wife
- Clarence Burton as Manuel
- Guy Oliver as Briggs
- Jacqueline Logan as Girda
- Kamuela C. Searle as Kay
- Baby Peggy as Child (uncredited)
- William Boyd (uncredited)
- Gertrude Short as Child (uncredited)
Production notes
Production on the film began on April 4, 1921 and concluded on June 2, 1921. The film's budget was $291,367.56 and it went on to gross $901,937.79 at the box office.[2]
Preservation status
Prints of Fool's Paradise are preserved at the George Eastman House, the Library of Congress, and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[1][3][4]
References
- ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: Fool's Paradise". Silent Era. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
- ^ Birchard, Robert (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. p. 165. ISBN 0-813-12636-3.
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.61 , c. 1978 by The American Film Institute
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Fool's Paradise
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fool's Paradise (film).
- Fool's Paradise at IMDb
- Fool's Paradise at AllMovie
- Lantern slide and stills at silenthollywood.com
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