Passion Fruit
White-Hot Love and Bitter Hate in the Sun-Blistered Tropics
Genres
Overview
Filmed on location at Monterey, CA, and starring exotic stage dancer Mlle. Doraldina, this long-lost South Seas romance featured Stuart Holmes as a vicious plantation overseer who poisons his boss (W.A. Bainbridge) in order to possess both the unfortunate man's estate and his daughter.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
60 min
Release Date
1921-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Doraldina
Regina Dominant
Edward Earle
Pierce Lamont
Stuart Holmes
Anders Rance
Sidney Bracey
The Ancient
Florence Turner
Nuanua
W.H. Bainbridge
Peter Dominant
7.1
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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1.0
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0.0
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4.5
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0.0
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0.0
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5.0
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0.0
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0.0
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3.5
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0.0
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