The Bottle Imp

The Bottle Imp (1917)

Lopaka, a poor Hawaiian fisherman, falls in love with Kokua, a young girl of royal blood. Her father refuses to let him marry her, though, unless Lopaka can bring him two feather cloaks from a rare bird. While searching the mountains for the bird, Lopaka encounters a dying priest of Pele who sells him a wishing bottle in which Kono, the god of the volcanos, is confined.

Date of release
1917-03-25
Runtime
50m
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Director
Marshall Neilan

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Bottle Imp

The Bottle Imp is a 1917 American silent fantasy film produced by Jesse L. Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It is taken from the Robert Louis Stevenson short story, "The Bottle Imp". The movie was directed by Marshall Neilan in Hawaii and stars Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa.

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