The Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon

80 mins | Drama | Feb. 5, 1923

The Blue Lagoon is a 1923 silent film adaptation of Henry De Vere Stacpoole's 1908 novel of the same name about children who come of age while stranded on a tropical island. This is the first telling of this often filmed story. This film was followed by remakes in 1949, 1980 and 2012.

The Blue Lagoon

80 mins | Drama | Feb. 5, 1923

The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon is a 1923 silent film adaptation of Henry De Vere Stacpoole's 1908 novel of the same name about children who come of age while stranded on a tropical island. This is the first telling of this often filmed story. This film was followed by remakes in 1949, 1980 and 2012.
Producers African Film Productions Ltd
Original title The Blue Lagoon
Directors Dick Cruikshanks
Writers William Bowden, Henry De Vere Stacpoole

Cast

Molly Adair

as Emmeline

Arthur Pusey

as Dick

Doreen Wonfor

as Emmeline as a child

Val Chard

as Dick as a child

Dick Cruikshanks

as Paddy Button