''The Dangerous Paradise'' is a 1920 American
silent comedy drama film
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
directed by
William P. S. Earle
William Pitt Striker Earle (December 28, 1882 – November 30, 1972) was an American director of the silent film era. He attended Columbia University and worked for a time as a photographer before breaking into the movie business by sneaking o ...
and starring
Louise Huff
Louise Huff (November 14, 1895 – August 22, 1973) was an American actress of the silent film era.
Biography
Huff was a descendant of former President of the United States, President James Knox Polk. She began her acting career at the age ...
,
Harry Benham
Harry Benham (February 26, 1884 – July 17, 1969) was an American silent film actor.
Background
Benham was born in Valparaiso, Indiana. As a child, he and his family moved to Chicago, where he was raised and attended school. Benham had a talen ...
, and
Ida Darling
Ida Darling (February 23, 1880 – June 5, 1936) was an American actress of the stage and in silent motion pictures.
Biography
Darling was born in New York City. She performed on the New York stage for 40 years. During the 10 years she re ...
.
[Matthew Kennedy. ''Edmund Goulding's Dark Victory: Hollywood's Genius Bad Boy''. Terrace Books, 2004. p. 299.]
Cast
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Louise Huff
Louise Huff (November 14, 1895 – August 22, 1973) was an American actress of the silent film era.
Biography
Huff was a descendant of former President of the United States, President James Knox Polk. She began her acting career at the age ...
as Ivis Van Astor
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Harry Benham
Harry Benham (February 26, 1884 – July 17, 1969) was an American silent film actor.
Background
Benham was born in Valparaiso, Indiana. As a child, he and his family moved to Chicago, where he was raised and attended school. Benham had a talen ...
as Norman Kent
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Ida Darling
Ida Darling (February 23, 1880 – June 5, 1936) was an American actress of the stage and in silent motion pictures.
Biography
Darling was born in New York City. She performed on the New York stage for 40 years. During the 10 years she re ...
as Mrs. Forrester
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John Raymond as Roland Sweet
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Nora Reed as Lolo Stuyvesant
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Templar Saxe
Templar Saxe (born Templer William Edward Edevein; August 22, 1865 – April 17, 1935) was a British-born stage actor, opera singer and silent film actor. In films, he usually was a character actor as his singing voice could not be used in silent ...
as Horatio Worthington
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William Brille as J. Mortimer Potter
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Maude Hill
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as Mrs. Stanley
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1920 films
1920 comedy-drama films
Films directed by William P. S. Earle
American silent feature films
1920s English-language films
Selznick Pictures films
American black-and-white films
1920s American films
Silent American comedy-drama films
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