The Isle of Conquest
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| The Isle of Conquest | |
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_1.jpg) Norma Talmadge and Wyndham Standing | |
| Directed by | Edward José |
| Written by | John Emerson (scenario) Anita Loos (scenario) |
| Based on | By Right of Conquest by Arthur Hornblow, Jr. |
| Produced by | Joseph M. 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) |
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]
Plot
[edit | edit source]Based 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 | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ The Isle of Conquest at silentera.com
- ^ The Norma Talmadge Page: The Isle of Conquest, by G. de Groat, Stanford University
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Isle of Conquest.
- The Isle of Conquest at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Still of director Edward Jose, the Talmadge sisters and Hedda Hopper during production(Wayback Machine)
Categories:
- 1919 films
- 1919 drama films
- 1919 lost films
- 1910s American films
- 1910s English-language films
- 1910s independent films
- American black-and-white films
- American independent films
- American silent feature films
- English-language drama films
- English-language independent films
- Films based on American novels
- Films directed by Edward José
- Films produced by Joseph M. Schenck
- Films shot in Florida
- Films with screenplays by Anita Loos
- Lost American silent drama films
- Selznick Pictures films
- 1910s lost drama film stubs