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
Pathé-Freres
Release date
  • May 13, 1918 (1918-05-13)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English titles
Rose o' Paradise ad in Motion Picture News, 1917

Rose o' Paradise is a 1918 American 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 Pathé-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

Plot

Thomas Singleton has a nervous breakdown when his wife dies while giving birth to his daughter, Virginia, who survives the ordeal. He is committed to an asylum. When he recovers, his half-brother does not allow him to leave the asylum. Thomas escapes seventeen years later, as he fears his half-brother will steal the fortune his daughter is to inherit on her eighteenth birthday.[2]

Preservation

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

References

  1. ↑ "Rose o' Paradise". afi.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Rose o' Paradise". TV Guide. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Rose o' Paradise". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
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