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A Thief in Paradise

19256.0 / 1080 min
Drama

Overview

Years of failure and bad luck have made Maurice Blake a beachcomber on an island in the Samoas, earning a precarious living by diving for pearls with Philip Jardine, the disinherited son of a San Francisco millionaire. When Philip is killed by a shark, his half caste common-law wife, Rosa, informs Maurice that Philip had been forgiven by his father, and she persuades him to assume Philip's identity and return to the States - The film is now considered a lost film.

Cast

Doris Kenyon

Doris Kenyon

Helen Saville

Ronald Colman

Ronald Colman

Maurice Blake

Aileen Pringle

Aileen Pringle

Rosa Carmino

Claude Gillingwater

Claude Gillingwater

Noel Jardine

Alec B. Francis

Alec B. Francis

Bishop Saville

John Patrick

John Patrick

Ned Whalen

Crew

George Fitzmaurice

George Fitzmaurice

Director

Frances Marion

Frances Marion

Adaptation

Leonard Merrick

Leonard Merrick

Novel

Samuel Goldwyn

Samuel Goldwyn

Producer

George Fitzmaurice

George Fitzmaurice

Executive Producer

Stuart Heisler

Stuart Heisler

Editor

Ben Carré

Ben Carré

Art Direction

Arthur C. Miller

Arthur C. Miller

Director of Photography

Frances Marion

Frances Marion

Screenplay