The White Flower
| The White Flower | |
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_-_Compson.jpg) Film still with Compson | |
| Directed by | Julia Crawford Ivers |
| Written by | Julia Crawford Ivers |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Cinematography | James Van Trees |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels; (5,731 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The White Flower is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film written and directed by Julia Crawford Ivers and starring Betty Compson and Edmund Lowe. Ivers' son, James Van Trees, was the film's cinematographer.[1] Set in Hawaii, the film was shot on location in Honolulu.[2][3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Betty Compson as Konia Markham
- Edmund Lowe as Bob Rutherford
- Edward Martindel as John Markham
- Arline Pretty as Ethel Granville
- Sylvia Ashton as Mrs. Gregory Bolton
- Arthur Hoyt as Gregory Bolton
- Leon Barry as David Panuahi
- Lily Philips as Bernice Martin
- Reginald Carter as Edward Graeme
- Maui Kaito as Kahuna
Preservation
[edit]The White Flower is currently presumed lost.[5] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Progressive Silent Film: The White Flower at silentera.com
- ^ "Betty Compson Coming Home". Hollywood. 11 (25–52): 29. 1922.
- ^ Soister, John T. (2012). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland. p. 644. ISBN 978-0-786-48790-5.
- ^ "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The White Flower". afi.com. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
- ^ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The White Flower". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
- ^ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The White Flower.
- The White Flower at IMDb
- Lantern slide (Wayback Machine)
- southseascinema.com, a website devoted to island themed films & television
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- 1923 films
- 1923 lost films
- 1923 romantic drama films
- 1923 American films
- 1923 English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent feature films
- English-language romantic drama films
- Famous Players–Lasky films
- Films directed by Julia Crawford Ivers
- Films set in Hawaii
- Films shot in Honolulu
- Lost American silent romantic drama films
- Paramount Pictures films
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