Summary
Pagan Passions is a lost 1924 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Wyndham Standing, June Elvidge, and Barbara Bedford.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Colin Campbell |
| Written by | Grace Sanderson Michie (story) |
| Starring | Wyndham Standing June Elvidge Barbara Bedford |
| Cinematography | Joseph Brotherton |
Production company | Rellimeo Film Syndicate |
| Distributed by | Selznick Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot edit
As described in a film magazine review,[3] when her husband commits suicide, Dreka Langley leaves her new-born baby with a family in China and falls in love with John Dangerfield, a married man. The two live in the Chinese underworld and Mrs. Dangerfield obtains a divorce. Years later, Dangerfield reforms and seeks seclusion in a Chinese monastery, where he meets and adopts Billy, who is the boy that was deserted by Dreka. Billy is sent to an American college where he meets and falls in love with Shirley, who is Dangerfield's daughter. Billy believes his supposed half-caste nationality is a bar to their marriage, which is removed when Dreka, before dying, identifies Billy as her son. Dangerfield wins back his wife and all ends well.
Cast edit
- Wyndham Standing as John Dangerfield
- June Elvidge as Mrs. Dangerfield
- Barbara Bedford as Shirley Dangerfield
- Raymond McKee as Billy Dangerfield
- Sam De Grasse as Frank Langley
- Rosemary Theby as Dreka Langley
- Tully Marshall as Dr. Trask
- Dick Brandon as Little Boy (uncredited)
Preservation edit
With no copies of Pagan Passions located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
References edit
- ^ Goble p. 900
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Pagan Passions at silentera.com
- ^ Pardy, George T. (April 26, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Pagan Passions". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 35. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Pagan Passions
Bibliography edit
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. ISBN 9783598114922
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