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Forbidden Paradise is a 1924 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by German film director Ernst Lubitsch. The film is based on a 1922 Broadway play, The Czarina, by Edward Sheldon who adapted the Hungarian language book of Melchior Lengyel and Lajos Bíró. The play starred Doris Keane, in one of her last stage roles, about Catherine the Great. Basil Rathbone costarred with Keane. The film starred Pola Negri as Catherine the Great and Rod La Rocque in the Rathbone role. The film marked Clark Gable's second film appearance.
Original Release
01/02/1924
US Release
11/16/1924
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pola Negri | Catherine / Catherine (the Czarina) |
| Rod La Rocque | Capt. Alexei Czerny |
| Adolphe Menjou | Chancellor |
| Pauline Starke | Anna |
| Fred Malatesta | French ambassador |
| Nick De Ruiz | The General |
| Carrie Daumery | Lady-in-Waiting |
| Clark Gable | Soldier in Czarina's guard |
| Carlton Griffin | Officer |
| Leo White | Driver |
Directors
Writers
Lajos Biró, Agnes Christine Johnston, Hanns Kräly, Melchior Lengyel
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pola Negri | Catherine / Catherine (the Czarina) |
| Rod La Rocque | Capt. Alexei Czerny |
| Adolphe Menjou | Chancellor |
| Pauline Starke | Anna |
| Fred Malatesta | French ambassador |
| Nick De Ruiz | The General |
| Carrie Daumery | Lady-in-Waiting |
| Clark Gable | Soldier in Czarina's guard |
| Carlton Griffin | Officer |
| Leo White | Driver |
