| ~Fool's Paradise~ 1921 |
| ~L384-113: Dorothy Dalton~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Phelps (Conrad Nagel), an ex-service man who has suffered an eye injury, falls in love with Rosa
Duchêne (Mildred Harris), a French dancer, but in a Mexican bordertown he meets Poll Patchouli
(Dorothy Dalton), also a dancer. When he rejects Poll's advances, she tricks him with an explosive
cigar that blinds him. Later, he hears Poll mimicking Rosa's voice, and believing her to be his
beloved, he tells her about the accident; Poll resolves to atone and begs him to marry her, and he
consents. She takes him to a surgeon who restores his sight, but discovering her deception, Phelps
leaves her in search of Rosa. At last he finds Rosa living with a prince (John Davidson) in Siam;
unable to decide which one she loves, Rosa throws her glove into a crocodile pit, promising to take
the man who retrieves it. The prince is almost killed by the reptiles, but Phelps saves him. Rejecting
Rosa, nevertheless, Phelps returns to Poll but finds her engaged to Rodríguez (Theodore Kosloff). In
a quarrel, Poll is injured and Phelps carries her from the dancehall. Following her recovery they get
married.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
Duchêne (Mildred Harris), a French dancer, but in a Mexican bordertown he meets Poll Patchouli
(Dorothy Dalton), also a dancer. When he rejects Poll's advances, she tricks him with an explosive
cigar that blinds him. Later, he hears Poll mimicking Rosa's voice, and believing her to be his
beloved, he tells her about the accident; Poll resolves to atone and begs him to marry her, and he
consents. She takes him to a surgeon who restores his sight, but discovering her deception, Phelps
leaves her in search of Rosa. At last he finds Rosa living with a prince (John Davidson) in Siam;
unable to decide which one she loves, Rosa throws her glove into a crocodile pit, promising to take
the man who retrieves it. The prince is almost killed by the reptiles, but Phelps saves him. Rejecting
Rosa, nevertheless, Phelps returns to Poll but finds her engaged to Rodríguez (Theodore Kosloff). In
a quarrel, Poll is injured and Phelps carries her from the dancehall. Following her recovery they get
married.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille Written by: Sada Cowan - writer Beulah Marie Dix - writer Based on the short story "Laurels and the Lady" by Leonard Merrick in his The Man Who Understood Women, and Other Stories (London, 1908). |
| ~Cast~ Dorothy Dalton ... Poll Patchouli Conrad Nagel ... Arthur Phelps Mildred Harris ... Rosa Duchene Theodore Kosloff ... John Roderiguez John Davidson ... Prince Talaat-Ni Julia Faye ... Samaran, His Chief Wife Clarence Burton ... Manuel Guy Oliver ... Briggs Jacqueline Logan ... Girda Kamuela C. Searle ... Kay Baby Peggy ... Child (uncredited) William Boyd ... (uncredited) Gertrude Short ... Child (uncredited) |
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| ~L384-98: Dorothy Dalton & Conrad Nagel~ |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Produced by: Cecil B. DeMille Cinematography by: Karl Struss & Alvin Wyckoff Film Editing by: Anne Bauchens Costume Design by: Clare West Presenter: Jesse L. Lasky Length: 9 Reels Runtime: 90 Minutes Released: December 9, 1921 |
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