''Passion's Playground'' is a 1920 American silent drama film produced by and starring

Katherine MacDonald Katherine Agnew MacDonald (December 14, 1891–June 4, 1956) was an American stage and film actress, film producer, and model. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was the older sister of actresses Miriam MacDonald and Mary MacLaren. ...

. Rudolph Valentino has a featured part in the film billed as Rudolph Valentine. The film is based on the novel ''The Guests of Hercules'' by

Charles Norris Williamson Charles Norris (C N) Williamson (1859–1920) was a British writer, motoring journalist and founder of the ''Black and White (magazine), Black and White'' who was perhaps best known for his collaboration with his wife, Alice Muriel Williamson, ...

and

Alice Muriel Williamson Alice Muriel Williamson (8 October 1858 – 24 September 1933), who published chiefly under names the "C. N. and A. M. Williamson" and "Mrs. C. N. Williamson," was an American-English author. Biography She was born 8 October 1858 to parents Mar ...

. This film is presumed

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, Mary Grant (MacDonald), an orphan, leaves an Italian convent and goes to Monte Carlo where, with beginner's luck, she breaks the bank. When her unsophisticated ways lead men to make unseemly advances, she is protected by Prince Angelo Della Robbia (Valentino), whom she later promises to marry. His brother's wife comes to visit her and she learns that she is Marie Grant (Craig), a former student of the same convent who several years earlier had eloped with a man who then deserted her. When a former sweetheart of her husband accuses her of the deed, she places the blame on Mary. Mary goes to a chateau in the mountains. When her life is threatened by crooks, the Prince, after learning the truth of the matter, comes to her rescue, and a happy ending follows.

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as Mary Grant *

Norman Kerry Norman Kerry (born Norman Hussey Kaiser,"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards,registration for Norman Hussey Kaiser, Los Angeles, California, April 27, 1942 This document lists his full name as Norman Hussey Kaiser, noting the na ...

as Prince Vanno Della Robbia *

Nell Craig Nell Craig (June 13, 1891 – January 5, 1965) was an American actress. Partial filmography * '' The Triflers'' (1920) * ''The Desperate Hero'' (1920) * ''Passion's Playground'' (1920) * ''Her First Elopement'' (1920) * ''The Queen of Sheba'' ...

as Marie Grant * Edwin Stevens as Lord Dauntry *Virginia Ainsworth as Lady Dauntry * Rudolph Valentino as Prince Angelo Della Robbia (credited as Rudolph Valentine) *Alice Wilson as Dodo Wardrop * Howard Gaye as James Hanaford *Fanny Ferrari as Idina Bland *Sylvia Jocelyn as Molly Maxwell *

Walt Whitman Walter Whitman (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among ...

as Cure of Roquebrune

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''Passion's Playground'' at SilentEra
* 1920 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films based on British novels Lost American drama films 1920 drama films Silent American drama films First National Pictures films 1920s English-language films Films based on works by Alice Williamson 1920 lost films English-language drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub

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