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| ~Devil's Island~ 1926 |
| Directed by: Frank O'Connor Story & Screenplay by: Leah Baird |
| ~Cast~ Pauline Frederick ... Jeannette Picto Marian Nixon ... Rose Marie George J. Lewis ... Léon Valyon Richard Tucker ... Jean Valyon William R. Dunn ... Guillet Leo White ... Chico John Miljan ... André Le Févier Harry Northrup ... The Commandant |
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| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: Chadwick Pictures Corporation Executive Producer: I.E. Chadwick Cinematography by: André Barlatier Length: 7 Reels Runtime: 70 Minutes Released: July 20, 1926 |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
This romance featured respected old-timers (Pauline Frederick in a starring role and Leah Baird as
screenwriter) and a fresh up-and-comer (pretty WAMPAS baby star Marion Nixon). Jean Valyon
(Richard Tucker) is sent to Devil's Island to serve a life sentence. After several years, he is allowed to
marry his sweetheart, Jeanette Picto (Frederick). They have a son, Leon, who studies to be a surgeon.
The couple hopes that Leon (played as an adult by George Lewis) will be able to escape to France, but
Valyon dies before the young man finishes his studies. Leon falls in love with fellow prisoner Rose
Marie (Nixon), and because he successfully performs a brain operation on a deranged convict, he
wins a pardon for both himself and his mother. He is unable to see Rose Marie before he leaves, so he
asks the Commandant (Harry Northrup) to give her a message. Instead of handing her the message,
however, the Commandant tries to have his way with the girl. In Paris, Jeanette and Leon obtain a
pardon for Rose Marie. The news is wired to Devil's Island just in time to save her from killing herself
rather than submit to the Commandant's pressure.
Plot Synopsis by Janiss Garza, AllMovie.com
screenwriter) and a fresh up-and-comer (pretty WAMPAS baby star Marion Nixon). Jean Valyon
(Richard Tucker) is sent to Devil's Island to serve a life sentence. After several years, he is allowed to
marry his sweetheart, Jeanette Picto (Frederick). They have a son, Leon, who studies to be a surgeon.
The couple hopes that Leon (played as an adult by George Lewis) will be able to escape to France, but
Valyon dies before the young man finishes his studies. Leon falls in love with fellow prisoner Rose
Marie (Nixon), and because he successfully performs a brain operation on a deranged convict, he
wins a pardon for both himself and his mother. He is unable to see Rose Marie before he leaves, so he
asks the Commandant (Harry Northrup) to give her a message. Instead of handing her the message,
however, the Commandant tries to have his way with the girl. In Paris, Jeanette and Leon obtain a
pardon for Rose Marie. The news is wired to Devil's Island just in time to save her from killing herself
rather than submit to the Commandant's pressure.
Plot Synopsis by Janiss Garza, AllMovie.com
