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词条 Venus of the South Seas
释义

  1. Plot

  2. Cast

  3. References

     Other sources 

  4. External links

{{Infobox film
| name = Venus of the South Seas
| image = Venus of the South Seas poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = James R. Sullivan
| producer =
| writer = Alice Charbonnet-Kellermann
| starring = Annette Kellerman
| cinematography = Fred Bentley
| editing =
| studio = Lee-Bradford Company
| distributor = Davis Distributing Co.
| released = {{Film date|1924|2}}
| runtime = 55 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}

Venus of the South Seas, also known as Venus of the Southern Seas, is a 1924 silent drama film directed by James R. Sullivan starring swimmer Annette Kellerman. It was one of the last films with footage in the Prizma Color process.

The 55-minute four-reel film, made by an American company and shot in Nelson, New Zealand. It includes substantial footage taking place underwater. The film, with the final reel in Prizmacolor, was restored by the Library of Congress in 2004.[1][2]

Plot

The daughter of a man who owns a South Seas pearl business falls in love with a wealthy traveler. Her father dies, leaving her the business, but a greedy ship captain schemes to take the business from her.

Cast

  • Annette Kellerman as Shona Royal
  • Roland Purdu as John Royal
  • Norman French as Captain John Drake
  • Robert Ramsey as Robert Quane

References

1. ^[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015457/ IMDb entry]
2. ^Progressive Silent Film List: Venus of the South Seas at silentera.com

Other sources

New Zealand Film 1912-1996 by Helen Martin & Sam Edwards, p. 33 (1997, Oxford University Press, Auckland) {{ISBN|019 558336 1}}

External links

{{commons category|Venus of the South Seas}}
  • {{IMDb title|0015457}}
  • {{allmovie|115504|Synopsis}}
  • {{YouTube|s72wHkWg730|Clip of Venus of the South Seas}}
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9 : 1924 films|Films shot in New Zealand|American silent feature films|American films|Films set in Oceania|New Zealand films|Silent films in color|Films about mermaids|Rediscovered films

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