The Isle of Conquest | |
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Directed by | Edward Jose |
Written by | John Emerson (scenario) Anita Loos (scenario) |
Based on | By Right of Conquest by Arthur Hornblow, Jr. |
Produced by | Joseph Schenck Norma Talmadge |
Starring | Norma Talmadge |
Cinematography | David Abel |
Distributed by | Select Pictures |
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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.