Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
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| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Written by | Paul Bern |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Starring | House Peters Pauline Starke |
| Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
| Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island is a
drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. It was filmed on location in Tahiti[1][2] and includes a nude scene involving a young woman bathing.[3]
Plot
Captain Blackbird meets the beautiful Lorna on the island of
Pago Pago
. However, Lorna is promised to the evil Chief Waki. She and her lover Lloyd Warren beg the captain for help, but he refuses.
Cast
- House Peters as Captain Blackbird
- Pauline Starke as Lorna
- Antonio Moreno as Lloyd Warren
- Mary Jane Irving as Baby Madge
- Rosemary Theby as Madge
- George Siegmann as Faulke
- William V. Mong as Skinner
- Carl Harbaugh as Waki
- William Haines as Extra
Preservation
One reel survives, according to a recent biography of Walsh. However, the Italian archive Cineteca Del Friuli, in Gemona, is said to have a full print.[4]
See also
References
- ^ New York Times Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Review from the film
- ^ Lost and Found on a South Sea Island in the Progressive Silent Film List at silentera.com
- ISBN 0-313-30657-5.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
External links
- Lost and Found on a South Sea Island at IMDb
- Lost and Found on a South Sea Island at SilentEra
- Lost and Found on a South Sea Island at AllMovie
- Lost and Found on a South Sea Island at Virtual History
- Lantern slide to the film (retrieved from Wayback Machine)
- Southseascinema.org
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