The Far Paradise
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Genre Drama, Romance Duration Language English | Director Paulette McDonagh Produced by Paulette McDonagh Country Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 14 July 1928
1930 (UK) Cast Marie Lorraine, Gaston Mervale, Arthur McLaglen, Paul Longuet People also search for The Cheaters, Those Who Love, Two Minutes Silence Genres Silent film, Drama, Romance Film | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Far Paradise is a 1928 Australian silent film directed by Paulette McDonagh and starring Marie Lorraine the stage name of Isabel McDonagh. This is the second feature from the McDonagh sisters.
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Graham Shirley in Australian Cinema commented: "...one of the best-directed of all Australian features prior to the coming of sound."
Plot
In the town of Kirkton, James Carson is involved in crime and is investigated by the Attorney-General, Howard Lawton. Carson's daughter Cherry falls in love with Lawton's son Peter, and Lawton forbids the relationship. James Carson goes into hiding, taking Cherry with him.
A year later Peter finds Cherry selling flowers in a mountain tourist resort, trying to support her now-alcoholic father. Carson dies of a heart attack and Cherry can marry Peter.
Cast
Production
The death of the McDonaghs' father left them ₤500 in debt after their first film. However a rich uncle of theirs died in Chile, enabling them to start a second movie.
Shooting began in March 1928. The film's interiors were shot at the McDonagh family home, Drummoyne House, Sydney, and the exteriors in the Burragorang Valley and the Bondi studios of Australasian Films, plus some shots done in Melbourne.
Reception
The film was well reviewed and performed strongly at the box office.
References
The Far Paradise WikipediaThe Far Paradise IMDb The Far Paradise themoviedb.org