''The Beachcomber'' is a 1915 American

drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

directed by

Phil Rosen Philip E. Rosen (May 8, 1888 – October 22, 1951) was an American film director and cinematographer. He directed more than 140 films between 1915 and 1949. He was born in Malbork, Marienburg, German Empire (now, Malbork, Poland), grew up ...

and written by

Hobart Bosworth Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth (August 11, 1867 – December 30, 1943) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer. Bosworth began his career in theater, eventually transitioning to the emerging film industry. Despite a battle with ...

. The film stars Hobart Bosworth, Helen Wolcott, Mr. Rahawanaku, Cora Drew, John Weiss and W.F. Harrison. The film was released in 1915, by

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...

Plot

Cast

as The Sailor *Helen Wolcott as Taleaa *Mr. Rahawanaku as Kane Pili *Cora Drew as Mother *John Weiss as Maukaa *W.F. Harrison as Nalu *J. Harvey as Ka'alehai *Dan Waid as Waonokiki *

Rhea Haines Rhea Haines (October 2, 1894 – March 12, 1964) was a silent film actress from Indiana. Biography Haines was a leading lady for the film company of actor Hobart Bosworth. She played in films with Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, and Mack Sennett. ...

as Palikii *

Marshall Stedman Marshall Stedman (August 16, 1874 – December 16, 1943) was an American stage and silent screen actor/director, playwright, author and drama teacher. Early life Edward Marshall Stedman Jr. was born in Bethel, Maine, the son of Edward Sr. a ...

as Mate of the Edith / Missionary

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* 1915 films 1910s English-language films 1915 drama films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films Films directed by Phil Rosen 1910s American films English-language drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub