Rose o' Paradise

1918 American film

May 13, 1918 (1918-05-13)

Running time

1 hourCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English titles

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

Bessie Barriscale - Virginia Singleton
Howard C. Hickman - Lafe Grandoken
David Hartford - Jordon Morse
Norman Kerry - Theodore King
Edythe Chapman - Peg Grandoken
William Delmar - Maudlin Bates
Lucille Young - Molly Merriweather
Arthur Allardt - Thomas Singleton

Plot

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

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

References

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