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The Adorable Savage

  • 1920
  • 50m
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Edith Roberts in The Adorable Savage (1920)
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Marama Thurston leaves her fashionable boarding school in America when her ailing father Jim Thurston, a plantation owner on Fiji, begs her to protect the rubber crop from his thieving son-i... Read allMarama Thurston leaves her fashionable boarding school in America when her ailing father Jim Thurston, a plantation owner on Fiji, begs her to protect the rubber crop from his thieving son-in-law. Upon arriving on the island, Marama learns that she is a half-caste. Traumatized, s... Read allMarama Thurston leaves her fashionable boarding school in America when her ailing father Jim Thurston, a plantation owner on Fiji, begs her to protect the rubber crop from his thieving son-in-law. Upon arriving on the island, Marama learns that she is a half-caste. Traumatized, she assumes native customs and agrees to marry Ratu Madri, the island's ruler. Templeton, a... Read all

  • Director
    • Norman Dawn
  • Writers
    • Doris Schroeder
    • Ralph Stock
  • Stars
    • Edith Roberts
    • Jack Perrin
    • Richard Cummings
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    • Director
      • Norman Dawn
    • Writers
      • Doris Schroeder
      • Ralph Stock
    • Stars
      • Edith Roberts
      • Jack Perrin
      • Richard Cummings
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    Edith Roberts
    Edith Roberts
    • Marama Thurston
    Jack Perrin
    Jack Perrin
    • Templeton
    Richard Cummings
    • Jim Thurston
    • (as Dick Cummings)
    Noble Johnson
    Noble Johnson
    • Ratu Madri
    Arthur Jervis
    • Frank Maddon
    • (as Dr. Arthur Jervis)
    Lucille Moulton
    • Moala
    Lily Phillips
    • Akanesi
    Olga D. Mojean
      Arthur Jasmine
      • Undetermined Role
      June King
      • 3 Year Old Marama Thurston
      • Director
        • Norman Dawn
      • Writers
        • Doris Schroeder
        • Ralph Stock
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      The 39 Year Old Noble Johnson

      This film did not grab my attention in the same way that the presence of the 39 year old Noble Johnson in silent Hollywood did. Johnson was the marginalized communities answer to Charles Chaplin who also went on to set up his own production company.

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      • Release date
        • August 6, 1920 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Languages
        • None
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Marama
      • Filming locations
        • Monterey, California, USA
      • Production company
        • Universal Film Manufacturing Company
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      • Runtime
        • 50m
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Silent
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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