''The Prophet's Paradise'' is a

lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

1922 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Alan Crosland Alan Crosland (August 10, 1894 – July 16, 1936) was an American stage actor and film director. He is noted for having directed the first feature film using spoken dialogue, ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927). Early life and career Born in New York Ci ...

and starring Eugene O'Brien,

Sigrid Holmquist Sigrid Holmquist (21 February 1899, in Borås – 9 July 1970, in Sydney, Australia), also known as Sie Holmquist or Bie Holmquist, was a Swedish actress during the silent film era. After three films in Sweden, she went to pursue a career in Holly ...

, and

Arthur Housman Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Career Arthur Housman was one of the first screen comedians known to the public by name, and on ...

.Monaco p. 139

Synopsis

A young American in

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meets the daughter of an

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examining

Byzantium Byzantium () or Byzantion ( grc, Βυζάντιον) was an ancient Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and Istanbul today. The Greek name ''Byzantion'' and its Latinization ''Byzantium'' cont ...

ruins, and rescues her from a gang of slavers who have kidnapped her.

Cast

* Eugene O'Brien as Howard Anderson *

as Mary Talbot *

Bigelow Cooper Jackson Bigelow Cooper (December 21, 1867 – 1953) was an American stage and screen character actor prominent in the silent film era. Biography Born in Springfield, Ohio in 1867, Cooper's early acting experience came in stock theater, including ...

as Hassard *

as Kadir * Nora Booth as Nelda * Joseph Burke as John Talbot * Jack Hopkins as Krand

References

Bibliography

* Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991.

External links

* * 1922 films 1922 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Alan Crosland American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Selznick Pictures films Films set in Istanbul 1920s American films {{silent-drama-film-stub