The Far Paradise
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The Far Paradise is a 1928 Australia
n silent film directed by Paulette McDonagh
and starring Marie Lorraine
the stage name of Isabel McDonagh. This is the second feature from the McDonagh sisters. The film is an emotional romance of an innocent young woman, Cherry Carson (Marie Lorraine), forbidden to continue the relationship with the man she loves, Peter Lawton, because he is the son of her father's enemy. After disrupting their affair the father goes into hiding with Cherry. Later Peter finds her in poverty, supporting her drinking father.
Graham Shirley in Australian Cinema commented: "...one of the best-directed of all Australian features prior to the coming of sound."
The film's interiors were shot at the McDonagh family home, Drummoyne House, Sydney
, and the exteriors in the Burragorang Valley and the Bondi studios of Australasian Films.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n silent film directed by Paulette McDonagh
Paulette McDonagh
Paulette de Vere McDonagh , was an Australian film director, who often worked in collaboration with her sisters Phyllis and Isabella.-Select Filmography:*The Mystery of the Hansom Cab - extra*Those Who Love...
and starring Marie Lorraine
Marie Lorraine
Isabella Mercia McDonagh , also known as Marie Lorraine, was an Australian actor who often worked in collaboration with her sisters Paulette and Phyllis.-Select Filmography:*Joe *Those Who Love...
the stage name of Isabel McDonagh. This is the second feature from the McDonagh sisters. The film is an emotional romance of an innocent young woman, Cherry Carson (Marie Lorraine), forbidden to continue the relationship with the man she loves, Peter Lawton, because he is the son of her father's enemy. After disrupting their affair the father goes into hiding with Cherry. Later Peter finds her in poverty, supporting her drinking father.
Graham Shirley in Australian Cinema commented: "...one of the best-directed of all Australian features prior to the coming of sound."
The film's interiors were shot at the McDonagh family home, Drummoyne House, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, and the exteriors in the Burragorang Valley and the Bondi studios of Australasian Films.
Cast
- Marie LorraineMarie LorraineIsabella Mercia McDonagh , also known as Marie Lorraine, was an Australian actor who often worked in collaboration with her sisters Paulette and Phyllis.-Select Filmography:*Joe *Those Who Love...
as Cherry Carson - Gaston MervaleGaston MervaleGaston Mervale was an Australian director and actor who worked extensively on stage and in films.-Select Filmography as Director:*One Hundred Years Ago *A Ticket in Tatts *The Colleen Bawn...
as James Carson - Arthur McLaglen as Karl Rossi
- John FaulknerJohn Faulkner (actor)John Faulkner was a British-Australian inventor and actor of theatre and film. He appeared in two early vehicles for sports star Snowy Baker, The Enemy Within and The Lure of the Bush , as well as movies from directors Raymond Longford, Franklyn Barrett, Paulette McDonagh and Beaumont...
as Howard Lawton - Paul Longuet as Peter Lawton
- Arthur Clarke as Lee Farmer
- Harry Halley as Brock