Beasts of Paradise
Encyclopedia
Beasts of Paradise is a 1923
adventure
film serial directed by William James Craft
. It is now considered to be lost
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1923 in film
-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
adventure
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
film serial directed by William James Craft
William James Craft
William James Craft was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 69 films between 1910 and 1931. He is also credited with writing for 12 films between 1920 and 1928....
. It is now considered to be lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
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Cast
- William DesmondWilliam Desmond (actor)William Desmond was an Irish-born American actor. He appeared in 205 films between 1915 and 1948. He was nicknamed "The King of the Silent Serials."...
- Phil Grant - Eileen SedgwickEileen SedgwickEileen Sedgwick was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 115 films between 1915 and 1930.She was born in Galveston, Texas and died in Marina del Rey, California from pneumonia...
- Helen Frazer - William GouldWilliam Gould (actor)William Gould was an American film actor. He appeared in over 240 films between 1922 and 1953. He died in Long Beach, California.-Selected filmography:* Beasts of Paradise * The Riddle Rider...
(as William N. Gould) - Ruth RoyceRuth RoyceRuth Royce was a vaudeville and silent film actress from Versailles, Missouri.Royce appeared in the serial, The Vanishing Dagger , which starred Eddie Polo and C. Norman Hammond. In 1923 Royce, along with other Hollywood actors, participated in a vaudeville show at Universal City...
- Marie Verne - Margaret Morris - Tilah
- James Welsh (as Jim Welsh)
- Clark Comstock
- Joe Bonomo - Big Jack
- Slim Cole
- Alfred Fisher
- Gordon McGregor
- William WelshWilliam Welsh (actor)William Welsh was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 153 films between 1912 and 1936.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
(as William J. Welsh)