A Romance of Hawaii (1914)
Rosselli, a famous painter, accompanied by his daughter, Marie, and her fiancé, Bainbridge, arrive in Honolulu and at once sets out in search of a model. Rosselli is attracted by the native fishermen and through them he meets Clifford, a captain of the Hawaiian fishing industry. He is a picturesque character and Marie becomes interested in him and also in his daughter Leola. Entirely without grounds, for Marie feels nothing more than a passing friendship for Clifford. Bainbridge becomes jealous of Clifford. One day he follows Marie and Leolo and sees them visit Clifford at and accomplishes nothing except to discredit himself. Bainbridge hires an enemy of Clifford to abduct the fisherman and murder him. The hired assassins overpower Clifford and take him aboard their boat. The prisoner puts up what resistance he can. Realizing, however, that this is useless, he plays 'possum. He falls upon the deck and pretends that he is dead. The hired murderers are deceived and throw him overboard. Clifford strikes out and swims for land. The following morning Rosselli visits a plantation fronting on the ocean to secure a desired landscape effect. Marie and Bainbridge accompany him. In the meantime Clifford has struggled to shore and fallen exhausted. He is discovered by a native woman and later by Rosselli and his party. When he regains consciousness Clifford accuses Bainbridge. The would-be assassin plainly shows his guilt and is led away to answer for his crime.
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GenresDrama
Romance
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Henry MacRae | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| William Clifford | |
| Marie Walcamp | |
| Sherman Bainbridge | |
| Rex De Rosselli |
