Douglas Fairbanks
Steve Drexel
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Synopsis
A wager sends Steve and his dog ashore on an island, where he tries to rebuild the comforts of city life with improvised devices. His experiment becomes more complicated when a woman fleeing an unwanted marriage reaches the island. Self-sufficiency gives way to an unfamiliar partnership.
Cast
DirectorsA. Edward Sutherland
Behind the scenes
Douglas Fairbanks produced this late starring vehicle and filmed in Tahiti. The travelogue elements coexist with a fictional adventure whose representations of island communities reflect the exoticising outlook of its period.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Douglas Fairbanks — Harris & Ewing · Public domain
- William Farnum — Hartsook Studios, S.F., L.A. · Public domain
- Earle Browne — Unknown author · Public domain
- Maria Alba — Max Munn Autrey · Public domain
