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Release Year1920
Runtime0h 50m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Romance
Votes1
DirectorNorman Dawn
WritersDoris Schroeder
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsThe Adorable Savage
About The Adorable Savage
Marama Thurston leaves her fashionable boarding school in America when her ailing father Jim Thurston, a plantation owner on Fiji, begs her to protect the rubber crop from his thieving son-in-law. Upon arriving on the island, Marama learns that she is a half-caste. Traumatized, she assumes native customs and agrees to marry Ratu Madri, the island's ruler. Templeton, an American fugitive living on Fiji, falls in love with her, but Marama rejects him, having pledged herself already to the Fiji chief. As Marama dances the prenuptial rite, Templeton attempts to rescue her. The natives seize the American, and Marama threatens suicide if they harm him. The couple escape during a hurricane, and soon after a yacht arrives with the news that Templeton has been exonerated of murder charges. Their problems thus resolved, they return to America to wed. A lost film.
Directed by Norman Dawn, The Adorable Savage leans on a strong ensemble — Edith Roberts, Jack Perrin, Richard Cummings — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1920.
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