Hula


1h 4m 1927

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 27, 1927
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Hula, a Romance of Hawaii by Armine von Tempski (New York, 1927).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 4m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,862ft (6 reels)

Synopsis

"Hula" Calhoun, the daughter of a Hawaiian planter, sidesteps the dissolute influence of her father through the guidance of her Uncle Edwin, who prefers a more natural existence to the society life of the family. Although Hula is adored by Harry Dehan, a boisterous rounder, she becomes infatuated with Anthony Haldane, a young English engineer who comes to supervise the construction of a dam on the estate. Haldane remains distant, however; and when saving her from a runaway horse, he informs her that he is married. At her birthday party, the broken-hearted girl turns to Dehan, and in a drunken frenzy she provokes Haldane by her dancing; he then promises to obtain a divorce, but Mrs. Haldane appears. Hula jealously bribes the foreman to dynamite a spot near the dam, convincing the wife that her husband is ruined. Haldane's wife agrees to the divorce, and he is free to marry Hula.

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 27, 1927
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Hula, a Romance of Hawaii by Armine von Tempski (New York, 1927).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 4m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,862ft (6 reels)

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