Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo

Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo
Lobby card
Directed by	Louis J. Gasnier
Written by	Waldemar Young
Based on	Poisoned Paradise; a Romance of Monte Carlo by Robert W. Service^[1]
Produced by	B. P. Schulberg
Starring	Kenneth Harlan Clara Bow
Cinematography	Karl Struss
Distributed by	Al Lichtman Productions Preferred Pictures
Release date	February 29, 1924 (1924-02-29)
Running time	70 minutes; 7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Louis Gasnier and starring Kenneth Harlan and Clara Bow. B. P. Schulberg, Bow's new mentor at the time, produced the picture.^[2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Margot Le Blanc, left a small fortune by her foster mother, goes to Monte Carlo and loses it all gambling. When she is falling into the hands of a scheming thief, she meets Hugh Kildair, an artist that lives in the same house. After hearing her story, he suggests that she become his housekeeper under an arrangement where they shall live together as brother and sister, to which she agrees. Later, Hugh falls into a trap set by a gang of thieves involving their accomplice Mrs. Belmire. The aim of the gang is to force Hugh to reveal a cipher system entrusted to him by old Professor Durand. The plans of the gang are foiled by the arrival of the police. This experience has opened Hugh's eyes to the fact that he loves Margot, who has loved him all along. They are married without delay and return home this time as husband and wife.

Cast

Kenneth Harlan as Hugh Kildair / Gilbert Kildair
Clara Bow as Margot Le Blanc
Carmel Myers as Mrs. Belmire
Raymond Griffith as Martel, The Rat
Barbara Tennant as Mrs. G. Kildair
Josef Swickard as Professor Durand
George Beranger as Krantz (credited as Andre de Beranger)
Evelyn Selbie as Madame Tanquille
Victor Varconi as Dr. Berqius (credited as Michael Varconi)
Frankie Lee as Hugh Kildair, as a Child
Peaches Jackson as Margot LeBlanc, as a Child
Betsy Ann Hisle as Little Girl Feeding Pigeons (uncredited)
Laura La Varnie as Concierge (uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan as Onlooker at Roulette Table (uncredited)

Preservation

A 35mm nitrate print of Poisoned Paradise is held in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. However, it only contains 5 reels of 7 total due to nitrate deterioration. Some elements of the film were lost, but "stills were used to fill in the visuals".^[1]^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Progressive Silent Film List: Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo at silentera.com
^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo
^ Sloane, Henriette (March 15, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Poisoned Paradise". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 27. Retrieved October 3, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo
^ "Poisoned paradise : the forbidden story of Monte Carlo / Preferred Pictures ; presented by B.P. Schulberg ; director, Louis Gasnier ; scenario, Waldemar Young". search.library.ucla.edu. Retrieved May 23, 2023.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo.

Poisoned Paradise at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
Lobby posters: #1^{[permanent dead link]}, #2, #3
Robert W. Service, Poisoned Paradise; a Romance of Monte Carlo, New York : A. L. Burt Co., 1922 (1924 photoplay edition)

Films directed by Louis J. Gasnier

The Perils of Pauline (1914)
The Exploits of Elaine (1914)
The New Exploits of Elaine (1915)
The Shielding Shadow (1916)
The Seven Pearls (1917)
Hands Up (1918)
The Tiger's Trail (1919)
Kismet (1920)
Good Women (1921)
A Wife's Awakening (1921)
Silent Years (1921)
The Call of Home (1922)
Rich Men's Wives (1922)
Thorns and Orange Blossoms (1922)
Maytime (1923)
Daughters of the Rich (1923)
The Hero (1923)
Mothers-in-Law (1923)
Poor Men's Wives (1923)
Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo (1924)
Wine (1924)
White Man (1924)
The Triflers (1924)
The Breath of Scandal (1924)
The Parasite (1925)
Parisian Love (1925)
Faint Perfume (1925)
The Boomerang (1925)
Out of the Storm (1926)
That Model from Paris (1926)
Sin Cargo (1926)
Pleasures of the Rich (1926)
Lost at Sea (1926)
Streets of Shanghai (1927)
The Beauty Shoppers (1927)
Should Tall Men Marry? (1928)
Fashion Madness (1928)
Darkened Rooms (1929)
Slightly Scarlet (1930)
Mysterious Mr. Parkes (1930)
The Virtuous Sin (1930)
The Lawyer's Secret (1931)
Silence (1931)
The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932)
Forgotten Commandments (1932)
Gambling Ship (1933)
Downward Slope (1934)
Fedora (1934)
The Last Outpost (1935)
Reefer Madness (1936)
The Gold Racket (1937)
Bank Alarm (1937)
Sunset Murder Case (1938)
The Marines Come Thru (1938)
Murder on the Yukon (1940)

Robert W. Service

Works

"Bob Smart's Dream" (1906)
Songs of a Sourdough (1907)
- "The Cremation of Sam McGee"
- "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"

Film adaptations

Features	My Madonna (1915) The Shooting of Dan McGrew (1915) The Lure of Heart's Desire (1916) The Spell of the Yukon (1916) The Law of the Yukon (1920) The Roughneck (1923) Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo (1924) The Shooting of Dan McGrew (1924) The Trail of '98 (1928)
Serials	Clancy of the Mounted (1933)
Shorts	Dangerous Dan McFoo (1939) The Shooting of Dan McGoo (1945)

Other adaptations

War War War

The Spoilers (1942 film)
Robert Service High School

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