On March 4, 1923 the film The White Flower was released by Paramount Pictures. It was an American silent romantic drama. The film was 6 reels. The film was set in Hawaii and filmed in Honolulu at this time Hawaii was not a state. This was the last picture directed by Julia Crawford Ivers and the film was considered to end on a good note due to this film. She would though continue to write screenplays until her death in 1930. This film is now considered lost.
PLOT:
Konia Markham is the daughter of an American father and a Hawaiian mother. She and her father, John, live on the islands. A sorceress would tell her that the person to present a perfect white flower would be her true love. At a banquet, Bob Rutherford, a man visiting the island, offers her a gardenia. She would soon fall in love with him and reject a native priest, David Panuahi. Konia soon finds out that Bob has a fiance, Ethel. Due to jealousy, David would convince Konia to put a death curse on her love rival. Konia soon regrets this and repents her wrongdoings and halts the proceedings. Filled with guilt she prepares to throw herself into the volcano. However, Bob stops her as he loves her and declares his love. Ethel admitting Bob loves Konia willingly gives him up.CAST:
Betty Compson as Konia MarkhamEdmund 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
SOURCES:
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