The Isle of Conquest is a 1919 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge and produced by Talmadge and her husband Joseph Schenck. The film is now considered lost.[1][2]
The Isle of Conquest | |
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Directed by | Edward Jose |
Written by | John Emerson (scenario) Anita Loos (scenario) |
Based on | By Right of Conquest by Arthur Hornblow, Jr. |
Produced by | Joseph Schenck Norma Talmadge |
Starring | Norma Talmadge |
Cinematography | David Abel |
Distributed by | Select Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 mins. 60 mins. (United States) |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editBased upon a short review in a film magazine,[3] a young woman (Talmadge) marries a wealthy scoundrel so that her mother can live in luxury. While vacationing on his yacht, she becomes shipwrecked and is cast on a desert island with a stoker (Standing) for her companion. They eventually fall in love, but are rescued just before celebrating their wilderness-witnessed nuptials. Her husband later dies, so the lovers are then able to marry.
Cast
edit- Norma Talmadge as Ethel Harmon
- Wyndham Standing as John Arnold
- Charles K. Gerrard as Van Surdam
- Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Harmon
- Natalie Talmadge as Janis Harmon
- Claire Whitney as Claire Wilson
- Gareth Hughes as Jack Frazier
- Joseph W. Smiley as Dr. Chase
- William Bailey
- Merceita Esmond
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The Isle of Conquest at silentera.com
- ^ The Norma Talmadge Page: The Isle of Conquest, by G. de Groat, Stanford University
- ^ Naylor, Hazel Simpson (March 2013). "Across the Silversheet: A Review of Recent Pictures". Motion Picture Magazine. 19 (2). New York: M. P. Publishing: 74–75. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to The Isle of Conquest.
- The Isle of Conquest at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› The Isle of Conquest at AllMovie
- Still of director Edward Jose, the Talmadge sisters and Hedda Hopper during production(Wayback Machine)