A desert island love triangle where Clara Bow outshines the plot — shame we'll never see it.
Dorothy Hammis (Bow), the daughter of wealthy financier John Hammis (Fawcett), has chosen as her fiance James Radley (Forrest), but her father disproves of him. He hires Robert McWorth (MacDonald), a former pilot, to discredit Radley by exposing indescretions in either his past or present contuct. McWorth leaves some valuable pearls for Radley to steal, but this plan fails, so he arranges for himself, Radley and Dorothy to become stranded on a desert island. Ultimately, Radley proves himself as the better man. After surviving both the elements and McWorth's scheming, he and Dorothy are married. This film is lost.
Acting
Clara Bow's IT-girl energy reportedly dominated every frame.
Production
Desert island sequences shot on location — rare for 1926.
Director
Nat Ross
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Clara Bow's final silents before talkies; no known prints survive in any archive.
The 'desert island test' trope peaked in 1920s cinema as a way to strip away social class — literally and figuratively.
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