Paradise Garden
| Paradise Garden | |
|---|---|
 Newspaper advertisement. | |
| Directed by | Fred J. Balshofer |
| Produced by | Yorke Productions |
| Written by | Fred Balshofer (scenario) |
| Based on |
Paradise Garden by George Gibbs |
| Starring |
Harold Lockwood Vera Sisson Virginia Rappe |
| Cinematography | Tony Gaudio |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release dates | October 1, 1917 |
Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Paradise Garden is a lost[1] 1917 American silent comedy romance film starring Harold Lockwood and directed by Fred J. Balshofer. The film is based on a novel, Paradise Garden, by George Gibbs and has a feature role for Virginia Rappe, a soon to be tragic actress. Metro Pictures distributed the film.[2][3]
Cast
- Harold Lockwood - Jerry Benham
- Vera Sisson - Una Habberton
- Virginia Rappe - Marcia Van Wyck
- William Clifford - Roger Canby
- Lester Cuneo - Jack Ballard
- G. Sprotte - Henry Ballard
- Catherine Henry - Miss Gore
- George Hupp - Jerry Benham, as child (credited as Little George Hupp)
- Olive Bruce - (undetermined role)
- Harry DeRoy - (undetermined role)
Reception
Like many American films of the time, Paradise Garden was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required cuts of two scenes of couple standing before a nude painting in background and of the closeup of the girl's back after her gown was torn from her shoulder.[4]
References
- ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Paradise Garden
- ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Paradise Garden at silentera.com
- ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Paradise Garden
- ↑ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 5 (18): 33. October 27, 1917.
External links
- Paradise Garden at the Internet Movie Database
- AllMovie.com
- Gibbs, George (1916), Paradise Garden: The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment, New York: D. Appleton and Company, on the Internet Archive
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