South of Suva
| South of Suva | |
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| Directed by | Frank Urson |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor (for Realart) |
| Written by |
Ewart Adamson (story) Fred Myton (?scenario) |
| Starring | Mary Miles Minter |
| Cinematography | Allen M. Davey |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | July 16, 1922 |
Running time | 5 reels; 4,639 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
South of Suva is a lost[1] 1922 American silent drama film starring Mary Miles Minter. It was directed by Frank Urson and produced by the Realart Company, a knock production unit of Adolph Zukor's.[2][3]
Plot
Phyllis (Minter) marries uncouth Sydney Latimer (Walter Long) and they travel to Suva, the capital of the Fiji Islands. At Suva, Sydney begins to play around with the local island girls which makes Phyllis jealous. Phyllis runs off and meets handsome John Webster (John Bowers) and over time develops a romance with him.
Cast
- Mary Miles Minter - Phyllis Latimer
- Winifred Bryson - Pauline Leonard
- Walter Long - Sydney Latimer
- John Bowers - John Webster
- Roy Atwell - Marmaduke Grubb
- Fred Kelsey - Karl Swartz
- Larry Steers - Alfred Bowman (*Lawrence Steers)
- Benny Ayers - Native (uncredited)
- Bhogwan Singh - Native (uncredited)
References
External links
- South of Suva at the Internet Movie Database
- allmovie/synopsis; South of Suva
- Southseascinema.org (S-Z) page