''The Stolen Paradise'' is a 1917 American silent

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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Harley Knoles Harry Knoles (1880-1936) was a British film director of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Greater Will'' (1915) * ''The Master Hand'' (1915) * ''Bought and Paid For (1916 film), Bought and Paid For'' (1916) * ''His Brother's Wife (191 ...

and starring

Ethel Clayton Ethel Clayton (November 8, 1882 – June 6, 1966) was an American actress of the silent film era. Early years Born in Champaign, Illinois, Clayton attended St. Elizabeth's school in Chicago. Career Clayton debuted on stage as a professional a ...

Edward Langford Edward Langford was an actor in American films and theater productions. He was paired in films with Alice Brady. In the 1910s, Langford acted with a company headed by Eleanor Gordon. Filmography *''The Leopardess'' (1923) *'' The Crimson Cross' ...

and

Pinna Nesbit Pinna Nesbit (November 26, 1896 – March 31, 1950) was a Canadian silent film actress. She was married two times and had an affair with King Edward VIII, when he was Prince of Wales. She was the daughter of Captain William A. Nesbit, a British a ...

.Beauchamp p.444 Prints and/or fragments were found in the

Dawson Film Find The Dawson Film Find (DFF) was the accidental discovery in 1978 of 372 film titles preserved in 533 reels of silent-era nitrate films in the Klondike Gold Rush town of Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. The reels had been buried under an abandoned hock ...

in 1978.

Cast

as Joan Merrifield *

as David Clifton *

as Katharine Lambert *

George MacQuarrie George MacQuarrie (born as George Donald MacQuarrie; June 2, 1873 – April 1951), was an American actor of the silent film, silent era. Biography MacQuarrie was born in San Francisco, California in 1873 as George Donald MacQuarrie. He ap ...

as Kenneth Brooks * Robert Forsyth as Doctor Crawley *

George Cowl George Cowl (1878–1942) was a British film actor active in the United States.Solomon p.300 He also directed four films during the silent era. Selected filmography * '' Dan'' (1914) * '' The Rack'' (1916) * '' The Closed Road'' (1916) * '' The ...

as Basil Cairns * Lew Hart as Jonathan Merrifield * Edward Reed as Marquette * Edwin Roe as Doctor Martin * Ivan Dobble as Jacques Rigard *

Ed Brady Ed Brady may refer to: * Ed Brady (American football) * Ed Brady (actor) Edwin J. Brady (December 6, 1889 – March 31, 1942) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 350 films between 1911 and 1942. On Broadway, he appeared in ...

as Leroux

References

Bibliography

* Cari Beauchamp. ''Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood''. University of California Press, 1998.

External links

* 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Harley Knoles American black-and-white films World Film Company films 1910s American films English-language drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub