Black Paradise

Black Paradise
Black Paradise
	Lobby card
Directed by	Roy William Neill
Written by	Gordon Rigby
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Madge Bellamy; Leslie Fenton; Edmund Lowe;
Cinematography	George Schneiderman
Production; company	Fox Film
Distributed by	Fox Film
Release date	May 30, 1926;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Black Paradise is a 1926 American silent adventure film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Madge Bellamy, Leslie Fenton, and Edmund Lowe.^[1]

Plot

In San Francisco, Sylvia Douglas and her fiancé, James Callahan, who has recently turned back to his criminal ways, flee the city after Jim steals a diamond necklace due to frustration with his job search. Detective Graham pursues them to a remote island in the South Pacific, where they encounter a gangster named Murdock. Callahan becomes enamored with a local woman named Leona, while Sylvia seeks refuge with Graham from Murdock's advances. As tensions rise, a volcanic eruption adds further complications to their predicament.

Cast

Madge Bellamy as Sylvia Douglas
Leslie Fenton as James Callahan
Edmund Lowe as Graham
Marcella Daly as Leona
Harvey Clark as Hazy
Edward Peil Sr. as Murdock
Doris Lloyd as Lillian Webster
Patrick Kelly as Dr. Murphy
Mary Gordon as Mrs. Murphy
Sammy Blum as The Halfwit
Paul Panzer as Ship Captain

References

^ Solomon p. 299

Bibliography

Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

Black Paradise at IMDb

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[1] Solomon p. 299

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v t e Films directed by Roy William Neill
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1920s	The Woman Gives (1920) Yes or No? (1920) Dangerous Business (1920) Something Different (1920) The Idol of the North (1921) The Conquest of Canaan (1921) The Iron Trail (1921) What's Wrong with the Women? (1922) The Man from M.A.R.S (1922) Toilers of the Sea (1923) By Divine Right (1924) Vanity's Price (1924) Broken Laws (1924) Percy (1925) Marriage in Transit (1925) The Kiss Barrier (1925) Greater Than a Crown (1925) The Cowboy and the Countess (1926) The Fighting Buckaroo (1926) A Man Four-Square (1926) Black Paradise (1926) The City (1926) Marriage (1927) The Arizona Wildcat (1927) The Olympic Hero (1928) Lady Raffles (1928) The Viking (1928) San Francisco Nights (1928) Wall Street (1929)
1930s	Just Like Heaven (1930) The Melody Man (1930) Fifty Fathoms Deep (1931) The Menace (1932) That's My Boy (1932) Above the Clouds (1933) The Circus Queen Murder (1933) Fury of the Jungle (1933) The Ninth Guest (1934) Black Moon (1934) I'll Fix It (1934) Jealousy (1934) Eight Bells (1935) The Black Room (1935) Gypsy (1937) Doctor Syn (1937) The Viper (1938) Simply Terrific (1938) Thank Evans (1938) Many Tanks Mr. Atkins (1938) Everything Happens to Me (1938) A Gentleman's Gentleman (1939) Murder Will Out (1939)
1940s	His Brother's Keeper (1940) Hoots Mon! (1940) The Good Old Days (1940) Eyes of the Underworld (1942) Madame Spy (1942) Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) Rhythm of the Islands (1943) Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) The Spider Woman (1944) The Scarlet Claw (1944) The Pearl of Death (1944) Gypsy Wildcat (1944) Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945) The Woman in Green (1945) Pursuit to Algiers (1945) Terror by Night (1946) Dressed to Kill (1946) Black Angel (1946)