Pidgin Island


1916

Film Details

Genre
Romance
Silent
Release Date
Dec 25, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Yorke Film Corp.
Distribution Company
Metro Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Pidgin Island by Harold MacGrath (Indianapolis, 1914).

Synopsis

After arresting smuggler Michael Smead, Government Customs Service secret agent John Cranford takes a vacation on Pidgin Island in the Saint Lawrence River. While there, he falls in love with another tourist, Diana Wynne, who is Michael's long-estranged daughter. Diana, who soon reveals to John that she is herself a customs agent, then discovers that Michael has escaped and is planning to smuggle some pearls onto the island. With John's help, she arrests her father, after which the two secret agents decide to ignore the Customs Service for awhile, and concentrate on romance.

Film Details

Genre
Romance
Silent
Release Date
Dec 25, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Yorke Film Corp.
Distribution Company
Metro Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Pidgin Island by Harold MacGrath (Indianapolis, 1914).

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Notes

According to a news item, Harold Lockwood sustained a fractured arm while rescuing May Allison from the waves during the shooting of this picture. Some scenes were shot at Monterey, CA.