Drama · United States of America · 1940 · 1h 19m

Stolen Paradise

Director

Cast

Leon Janney as Richard 'Dick' Gordon Eleanor Hunt as Patricia Morrow Esther Muir as Mrs. Ellen Gordon Wilma Francis as Jerry Dean Doris Blaine as Mary Hodge Herbert Fisher as Father O'Malley

Crew

Arthur Hoerl — Screenplay Robert Spafford — Screenplay Lawrence Meade — Story

Tagline

A Story of Adolescence

Synopsis

Robert Gordon, a sheltered 18-year-old youth reared in a Catholic school, believes he has a vocation for the priesthood. He is taken to live with his father in his palatial Florida home. There he falls in love with his step-sister, Patricia Morrow, ten years his senior. He runs away and joins the R.A.F. Shot down in battle, he is rescued and taken to a monastery where he renounces the world to study for the priesthood.

Mood & Themes

catholic school priesthood

Key Collaborators

Louis J. Gasnier Director Arthur Hoerl Screenplay Robert Spafford Screenplay Lawrence Meade Story

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