Stolen Paradise

"A Story of Adolescence"

1940 1h 19m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Robert Gordon, a sheltered 18-year-old youth reared in a Catholic school, believes he has a vocation for the priesthood. He is taken to live with his father in his palatial Florida home. There he falls in love with his step-sister, Patricia Morrow, ten years his senior. He runs away and joins the R.A.F. Shot down in battle, he is rescued and taken to a monastery where he renounces the world to study for the priesthood.

“A Story of Adolescence”

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Cast

Leon Janney
Richard 'Dick' Gordon
Eleanor Hunt
Patricia Morrow
Esther Muir
Mrs. Ellen Gordon
Wilma Francis
Jerry Dean
Doris Blaine
Mary Hodge
Herbert Fisher
Father O'Malley
Roy Tracy
Tom Trowbridge
Fred Nielsey
Robert Gordon - Richard's Father

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Louis J. Gasnier
Writers: Robert Spafford, Arthur Hoerl, Lawrence Meade
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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86 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Leon Janney and Eleanor Hunt and Esther Muir carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Story of Adolescence".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0221585 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Louis J. Gasnier directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
286 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Leon Janney and Eleanor Hunt and Esther Muir carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "A Story of Adolescence".
6IMDB entry: tt0221585 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.