Rose o' Paradise

Rose o' Paradise
Bessie Barriscale
Directed byJames Young
Written byJames Young (adaptation)
Grace Miller White (novel)
StarringBessie Barriscale
CinematographyClyde De Vinna
Production
company
Distributed byW. W. Hodkinson Corporation
Pathe-Freres
Release date
  • May 13, 1918 (1918-05-13)
Running time
1 hour
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English titles
Rose o' Paradise ad in Motion Picture News, 1917

Rose o' Paradise is a 1918 silent drama film directed by James Young and starring Bessie Barriscale. It was produced by Paralta Plays and distributed through W. W. Hodkinson Corporation, General Film Company and Pathe-Freres.

This was the first film produced under Bessie Barriscale's contract with Paralta Plays, however the first to be released was Madam Who? (1918).[1]

Cast

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Plot

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Singleton has a nervous break down when his wife dies during child birth giving birth his daughter who survives the ordeal. He recovers but his half-brother refuses to allow him to leave the asylum. Singleton escapes seventeen years later as he fears his half-brother will steal the fortune his daughter is to inherit on her eighteen birthday.[2]

Preservation

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A complete print of Rose o' Paradise is held by the Cinémathèque française in Paris.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Rose o' Paradise". afi.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Rose o' Paradise". TV Guide. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  3. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Rose o' Paradise". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
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