Daughter of the East
Daughter of the East, also known as The Boy of the Dardanelles, is a 1924 Australian silent film directed by Roy Darling. It is considered a lost film.
Plot
Harry Wharton is born of English parents in Turkey. Despite being engaged to a woman back in England, he falls in love with an orphaned Armenian girl, Marian. A Turkish pasha also loves Marian and kidnaps her. Wharton tries to rescue her but is captured just as England and Turkey declare war on each other. He escapes disguised as a Greek and joins the Australians at the Gallipoli Campaign.
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More details
author | Adam Tavlaridi |
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director | Roy Darling |
genre | drama |
keywords | capture engage gallipoli campaign married orphan |
producer | Adam Tavlaridi |
productionCompany | Blue Bird Films |
publisher | Paramount Pictures |
theme | silent |