Fool's Paradise (1921)
In a Mexican border town Arthur befriends cantina girl Poll. She falls for him but he still loves the dancer Rosa. When the cigar Poll gives him explodes and blinds him, Arthur is duped into thinking Poll is Rosa and marries her. When his vision is surgically restored, he leaves for Siam to find Rosa.
- Date of release
- 1921-12-09
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Romance
- Director
- Cecil B. DeMille
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
Fool's Paradise is a 1921 American silent romance film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film stars Dorothy Dalton and Conrad Nagel. The film was based on the short story "Laurels and the Lady" by Leonard Merrick published in his 1908 collection The Man Who Understood Women. It was adapted for the screen by Sada Cowan and Beulah Marie Dix.
Production notes
Production on the film began on April 4, 1921, and concluded on June 2, 1921. The film's budget was $291,367.56 and it went on to gross $901,937.79 at the box office.
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