''Rose o' Paradise'' is a 1918 silent 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 The General Film Company was a motion picture distribution company in the United States. Between 1909 and 1920, the company distributed almost 12,000 silent era motion pictures. Formation The General Film Company was formed by the Motion Picture ...

and Pathe-Freres.

Cast

* Bessie Barriscale - Virginia Singleton *

Howard C. Hickman Howard Charles Hickman (February 9, 1880 – December 31, 1949) was an American actor, director and writer. He was an accomplished stage leading man, who entered films through the auspices of producer Thomas H. Ince. Career In 1900, Hickman d ...

- Lafe Grandoken *

David Hartford David Hartford (1873–1932) was an American actor and film director best known for directing the movie '' Back to God's Country'' (1919). Selected filmography *''The Dead End'' (1914) *'' Tess of the Storm Country'' (1914) * ''The Bride of Hate ...

- Jordon Morse *

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- Theodore King *

Edythe Chapman Edythe Chapman (October 8, 1863 – October 15, 1948) was an American stage and silent film actress. Career Born in Rochester, New York, Chapman began her stage career as early as 1898 when she appeared in New York City in ''The Charity Bal ...

- Peg Grandoken *William Delmar - Maudlin Bates *

Lucille Young Lucille May Young (March 6, 1883 – August 2, 1934) was an American actress of the early silent film era. Early life Lucille May Young was born on March 6, 1883, in Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of Glendower Young (1858–1927) and K ...

- 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.

Preservation status

*The film is preserved in the Cinematheque Francais archive.The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''Rose o'Paradise''
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References

External links

Rose o' Paradise at IMDb.com
* 1918 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by James Young Pathé films Silent American drama films 1918 drama films Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation Films based on works by Grace Miller White 1910s American films 1910s English-language films English-language drama films {{1910s-US-film-stub