''Lost and Found on a South Sea Island'' is a
1923
Events
January–February
* January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory).
* January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...
American
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 ...
directed by
Raoul Walsh and produced by
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn (born Szmuel Gelbfisz; yi, שמואל געלבפֿיש; August 27, 1882 (claimed) January 31, 1974), also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish-born American film producer. He was best known for being the founding contributor an ...
. It was filmed on location in
Tahiti
Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austra ...
and includes a
nude scene
In film, nudity may be either graphic or suggestive, such as when a person appears to be naked but is covered by a sheet. Since the birth of film, depictions of any form of sexuality have been controversial, and in the case of most nude scen ...
involving a young woman bathing.
Plot
Captain Blackbird meets the beautiful Lorna on the island of
Pago Pago
Pago Pago ( ; Samoan: )Harris, Ann G. and Esther Tuttle (2004). ''Geology of National Parks''. Kendall Hunt. Page 604. . is the territorial capital of American Samoa. It is in Maoputasi County on Tutuila, which is American Samoa's main island. ...
. However, Lorna is promised to the evil Chief Waki. She and her lover Lloyd Warren beg the captain for help, but he refuses.
Cast
Preservation
One reel survives, according to a recent biography of Walsh. However, the Italian archive
Cineteca Del Friuli, in
Gemona
Gemona del Friuli ( la, Glemona, fur, Glemone, sl, Humin, german: Klemaun) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northwest of Udine.
Th ...
, is said to have a full print.
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Lost and Found on a South Sea Island''
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See also
* List of rediscovered film footage
References
External links
*
''Lost and Found on a South Sea Island'' at SilentEra
*
''Lost and Found on a South Sea Island''
at Virtual History
(retrieved from Wayback Machine)
1923 films
Films directed by Raoul Walsh
1923 drama films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Goldwyn Pictures films
Films shot in Tahiti
Films set in American Samoa
Silent American drama films
1920s rediscovered films
Rediscovered American films
1920s American films
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