The Isle of Conquest
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Directed byEdward José
Written byJohn Emerson (scenario)
Anita Loos (scenario)
Anita Loos (scenario)
Based onBy Right of Conquest
by Arthur Hornblow, Jr.
by Arthur Hornblow, Jr.
Produced byJoseph M. Schenck
Norma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge
| The Isle of Conquest | |
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_1.jpg) Norma Talmadge and Wyndham Standing | |
| Directed by | Edward José |
| Written by | John Emerson (scenario) Anita Loos (scenario) |
| Based on | By Right of Conquest by Arthur Hornblow, Jr. |
| Produced by | Joseph M. Schenck Norma Talmadge |
| Starring | Norma Talmadge |
| Cinematography | David Abel |
| Distributed by | Select Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 mins. 60 mins. (United States) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Isle of Conquest is a 1919 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge and produced by Talmadge and her husband Joseph Schenck. The film is now considered lost.[1][2]
Based upon a short review in a film magazine,[3] a young woman (Talmadge) marries a wealthy scoundrel so that her mother can live in luxury. While vacationing on his yacht, she becomes shipwrecked and is cast on a desert island with a stoker (Standing) for her companion. They eventually fall in love, but are rescued just before celebrating their wilderness-witnessed nuptials. Her husband later dies, so the lovers are then able to marry.
Cast
- Norma Talmadge as Ethel Harmon
- Wyndham Standing as John Arnold
- Charles K. Gerrard as Van Surdam
- Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Harmon
- Natalie Talmadge as Janis Harmon
- Claire Whitney as Claire Wilson
- Gareth Hughes as Jack Frazier
- Joseph W. Smiley as Dr. Chase
- William Bailey
- Merceita Esmond
