The White Flower is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film written and directed by Julia Crawford Ivers and starring Betty Compson and Edmund Lowe. Ivers' son, James Van Trees, was the film's cinematographer.[1] Set in Hawaii, the film was shot on location in Honolulu.[2] The White Flower is now considered lost.[3][4]
The White Flower | |
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Directed by | Julia Crawford Ivers |
Written by | Julia Crawford Ivers |
Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
Cinematography | James Van Trees |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 6 reels; (5,731 feet) |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Betty Compson as Konia Markham
- Edmund Lowe as Bob Rutherford
- Edward Martindel as John Markham
- Arline Pretty as Ethel Granville
- Sylvia Ashton as Mrs. Gregory Bolton
- Arthur Hoyt as Gregory Bolton
- Leon Barry as David Panuahi
- Lily Philips as Bernice Martin
- Reginald Carter as Edward Graeme
- Maui Kaito as Kahuna
See also
edit- Hula (1927)
- South Seas genre
References
edit- ^ Progressive Silent Film: The White Flower at silentera.com
- ^ "Betty Compson Coming Home". Hollywood. 11 (25–52): 29. 1922.
- ^ Soister, John T. (2012). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland. p. 644. ISBN 978-0-786-48790-5.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The White Flower
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to The White Flower.
- The White Flower at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lantern slide (Wayback Machine)
- southseascinema.com, a website devoted to island themed films & television