Paradise is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Irvin Willat and released by First National Pictures. The film stars Milton Sills, Betty Bronson, and Noah Beery. Based on the popular 1925 novel Paradise by Cosmo Hamilton and John Russell, it was one of Sills' most successful films.The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute, c.1971The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ParadiseProgressive Silent Film List: Paradise at silentera.com
Plot A stunt pilot, Tony, marries Chrissie and the two are given a tropical island wedding, which is a lot of fun at first. They are considered the King and Queen of their island by the natives. The fun turns into island turmoil at the machinations of island despot Quex.
Cast Milton Sills as Tony Betty Bronson as Chrissie Noah Beery as Quex Lloyd Whitlock as Teddy Kate Price as Lady George Charlie Murray as Lord Lumley Claude King as Pollock Charles Brook as Perkins Edward Cooper as McCoustie
Preservation With no prints of Paradise located in any film archives,The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Paradise(Wayback Machine) it is a lost film.Paradise at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures: 1926
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Southseascinema.org Lobby Poster, icollector.com Still of Milton Sills and Betty Bronson, stanford.edu fixed link; Wayback Machine(Wayback Machine)