词条 | Venus of the South Seas |
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| 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] PlotThe 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
References1. ^[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015457/ IMDb entry] 2. ^Progressive Silent Film List: Venus of the South Seas at silentera.com Other sourcesNew 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}}
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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