The Lost Paradise

The Lost Paradise

71 mins | Drama | Sept. 1, 1914

Unknown to Reuben Warren, the foreman of an ironworks, his invention, the volta-dynamo, was stolen years earlier by his employer, Knowlton, and is the foundation for the iron magnate's financial empire. Reuben is in love with Knowlton's daughter Margaret, who is engaged to Ralph Standish, the son of Reuben's deceased mentor. A strike against inhumane working conditions at the mill coincides with the discovery of Knowlton's theft by Reuben, who confronts the employer with proof of his treachery. Margaret later breaks her engagement to Ralph and proclaims her love for Reuben. As Margaret's husband, Reuben now owns half of the mill and gladly meets the strikers' demands. -From TCM.com Database, powered by the AFI.

The Lost Paradise

71 mins | Drama | Sept. 1, 1914

The Lost Paradise
Unknown to Reuben Warren, the foreman of an ironworks, his invention, the volta-dynamo, was stolen years earlier by his employer, Knowlton, and is the foundation for the iron magnate's financial empire. Reuben is in love with Knowlton's daughter Margaret, who is engaged to Ralph Standish, the son of Reuben's deceased mentor. A strike against inhumane working conditions at the mill coincides with the discovery of Knowlton's theft by Reuben, who confronts the employer with proof of his treachery. Margaret later breaks her engagement to Ralph and proclaims her love for Reuben. As Margaret's husband, Reuben now owns half of the mill and gladly meets the strikers' demands. -From TCM.com Database, powered by the AFI.
Producers Famous Players Film Company
Original title The Lost Paradise
Directors J. Searle Dawley
Writers Henry C. DeMille, Ludwig Fulda

Cast

H.B. Warner

as Reuben Warren

Catherine Carter

as Margaret Knowlton

Mark Price

as Andrew Knowlton

Arthur Hoops

as Ralph Standish

Rita Stan

as Nell

Amy Summers

as 'Cinders' (as Amy Sumers)

Phil Tead

as Billy Hopkins (as Phillips Tead)

Trixie Jennery

as Kate

Wellington A. Playter

as Schwartz

Augustus Balfour

as Joe Barrett (as August Balfour)

Marcus Moriarity

as Old Bensel