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245:, April Poole (Davies), a young writer in love with publisher Kerry Sarle (Tearle), visits the office of Mr. Sarle and his partner Ronald Kenna (Frank) and reads her latest story to them. She has made Sarle the hero, Kenna the villain, and herself the heroine. In the story, April changes places with Lady Diana Mannister (Marshall), who is being sent to South Africa to separate her from her lover, a young artist. A famous diamond that Lady Diana is to deliver at the end of her journey is given to April. Thieves trail her during her journey. With efforts by Kenna to steal the diamond prevented by the intervention of Sarle, the story comes to a close. 31: 312: 351:
starred in this adventure film as a woman in disguise in order to deliver a fabulous diamond to its owner. The unusual narrative format has Davies as a writer named April Poole, telling her editor the story. What we see is the story she tells. The main action is framed by Davies talking with her
331:. "Write a clean, wholesome love story with an entertaining series of incidents and a good moral. Tell the story in a straightforward way -no florid writing". The contest was judged by "Marion Davies, Cosmopolitan Productions' star; 260: 540: 369: 305: 394: 1550: 593: 336: 642: 1555: 1264: 1560: 1570: 1530: 1535: 1545: 1454: 1216: 1299: 1128: 853: 586: 1176: 1565: 515: 1355: 1323: 1160: 1061: 618: 489: 1232: 1120: 1053: 981: 861: 434: 327:
offered a $ 1,000 prize for the "best short scenario suitable for Miss Davies", similar to the story in
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threatened to leave the project because of the extended filming time.
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editor. Production stalled when the original director was replaced by
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and written by Adrian Johnson and Cynthia Stockley. The film stars
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Newspaper ad for the film and details of the contest.
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Robert Z. Leonard
Marion Davies
Amelia Summerville
Conway Tearle
J. Herbert Frank
Warren Cook
Allen G. Siegler
Cosmopolitan Productions
Paramount Pictures
intertitles
silent
drama film
Robert Z. Leonard
Marion Davies
Amelia Summerville
Conway Tearle
J. Herbert Frank
Warren Cook
Paramount Pictures
film magazine
Marion Davies
Madeline Marshall
Hattie Delaro
Amelia Summerville
Conway Tearle
J. Herbert Frank
Warren Cook
Spencer Charters
Agnes Neilson

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