Fool's Paradise (1921)
109 min
In a Mexican border town Arthur befriends cantina girl Poll. She falls for him but he still loves the dancer Rosa. When the cigar Poll gives him explodes and blinds him, Arthur is duped into thinking Poll is Rosa and marries her. When his vision is surgically restored, he leaves for Siam to find Rosa.
- Release date
- December 9, 1921
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $291,367
- Box office
- $901,937
Cast
- Dorothy Dalton as Poll Patchouli
- Conrad Nagel as Arthur Phelps
- Mildred Harris as Rosa Duchene
- Theodore Kosloff as John Roderiguez
- John Davidson as Prince Talaat-Ni
- Julia Faye as Samaran, His Chief Wife
- Clarence Burton as Manuel
- Guy Oliver as Briggs
- Jacqueline Logan as Girda
- Kamuela C. Searle as Kay
Crew
- Cecil B. DeMille · Director
- Beulah Marie Dix · Writer
- Sada Cowan · Writer
- Leonard Merrick · Writer
- Cecil B. DeMille · Producer
- Karl Struss · Cinematographer
- Alvin Wyckoff · Cinematographer
- Anne Bauchens · Editor