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  • The Adorable Savage (1920)
  • 50 min | Drama, Romance
The Adorable Savage (1920)
50 min | Drama, Romance

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...See moreMarama 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. Written by AFI See less
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Director
Writers
Doris Schroeder (scenario) | Ralph Stock (novel "Marama: A Tale of the South Pacific")
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Updated Aug 6, 1920

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Aug 6, 1920 (United States)

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10 cast members
Name Known for
Edith Roberts
Marama Thurston Marama Thurston   See fewer
Jack Perrin
Templeton Templeton   See fewer
Richard Cummings
Jim Thurston (as Dick Cummings) Jim Thurston (as Dick Cummings)   See fewer
Noble Johnson
Ratu Madri Ratu Madri   See fewer
Arthur Jervis
Frank Maddon (as Dr. Arthur Jervis) Frank Maddon (as Dr. Arthur Jervis)   See fewer
Lily Phillips
Akanesi Akanesi   See fewer
Olga D. Mojean
Actress (as Olga de Mojean) Actress (as Olga de Mojean)   See fewer
Arthur Jasmine
Undetermined Role Undetermined Role   See fewer
June King
3 Year Old Marama Thurston 3 Year Old Marama Thurston   See fewer
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