''Paradise'' is a 1928 British silent

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directed by

Denison Clift Denison Clift (1885–1961) was an American playwright, novelist, screenwriter and film director. He directed in both America and Great Britain, mainly during the Silent era, Silent Era. Biography Clift was educated at Stanford University. He be ...

and starring Betty Balfour,

Joseph Striker Joseph Striker (December 23, 1898 – February 24, 1974) was an American actor. He appeared in 28 films between 1920 in film, 1920 and 1929 in film, 1929. Later in the 1930s he appeared on Broadway theatre, Broadway. He was born in New York ...

and

Alexander D'Arcy Alexander D'Arcy (; born Alexandre Sarruf, ; 10 August 1908 – 20 April 1996) was an Egyptian-American actor with an international film repertoire. He often portrayed a suave gentleman or smooth rogue, and at one time was pinned as the natural ...

. The screenplay concerns a

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's daughter who wins £500, and decides to take a holiday on the

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. There she became ensnared by a foreign fortune hunter, but her true love comes and rescues her.

Cast

* Betty Balfour as Kitty Cranston *

as Dr. John Halliday *

as Spirdoff *

Winter Hall Winter Amos Hall (21 June 1872 – 10 February 1947) was a New Zealand actor of the silent film, silent era who later appeared in sound films. He performed in more than 120 films between 1916 and 1938. Prior to that, he had a career as a st ...

as Reverend Cranston *

Barbara Gott Barbara Gott (1872–1944) was a Scottish stage and film actress. In 1913, she made her West End debut in Stanley Houghton's ''Trust the People''. Partial filmography * ''Betta, the Gipsy'' (1918) * '' The Romance of Lady Hamilton'' (1919) � ...

as Lady Liverage *

Dino Galvani Dino Galvani (born Candido Galvanoni; 27 October 189014 September 1960) was an Italian-British actor, who made his career in Britain on stage and radio and in films. He is remembered for his role in the popular BBC radio comedy series ''ITMA'' fr ...

as Manager * Boris Ranevsky as Commissionaire * Albert Brouett as Detective * Ina De La Haye as Douchka

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997.

External links

* 1928 films British silent feature films 1928 drama films Films directed by Denison Clift Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films set in England Films set in France British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent British drama films English-language drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub