A Thief in Paradise (partially found silent drama film; 1925)

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Poster for the film.

Status: Partially Found

A Thief in Paradise is a silent drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by George Fitzmaurice, and adapted by Frances Marion from Leonard Merrick's 1900 novel The Worldling'. The movie was distributed by the Associates First National (AFC), and the UFA (Germany). The actors in this movie were Doris Kenyon, Ronald Colman, and Aileen Pringle.

Plot

Actor Ronald Colman starred as Maurice Blake and co-star Charles Youree plays the role of Philip Jardine, the wayward son of a San Francisco millionaire. The two men are part-time pearl fishers on an tropical island. During a fight underwater for a pearl, Jardine was attacked by a shark, leading to him getting killed by the shark. After the incident, Aileen Pringle (playing the role of Rosa Carimo) informs Blake that she has a letter from Jardine's rich father, urging him to return to San Francisco. The enveloped contained $500 to pay for transition. Even though Carmino knows that Jardine had never seen his fully grown son, she implores Blake to impersonate him. The two thieves arrived at San Francisco and are welcomed by Jardine family members. Blake falls in love with a neighbor named Helen (played by Doris Kenyon). Carmino, who was jealous of the affair, paid off Blake to maintain her silence. However, after Blake marries Helen, Carmino tells Helen the true story. Blake admits the truth to Helen and despondent, and tries to kill himself. Helen, who is in love with Blake, refuses to leave him and instead nurses him until he is healed and healthy. As the movie ends, the elder Jardine accepts Blake as his step son and Carmino returns back to her native island.

Production

Critics praised the movie for its filming during the underwater fight scene between Blake and Jardine, an impressive technological feat at the time the movie was made, as well for its lavish sets. What also caught critics' eyes was the polo match scene that was organized by the host of the garden party that featured a team of barefoot blondes wearing one-piece bathing suits playing a team of brunettes attired in the same manner. Fun fact, the director said that after the movie was completed, he was shocked about the athleticism of the brunette women compared to the blonde women.

Preserve

Due to no copies left over in any film archives, the movie is considered a lost film with the only footage of the film available is its trailer.

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Only footage of the film.

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