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Venus of the South Seas, also known as Venus of the Southern Seas, is a 1924 silent drama film directed by James R. Sullivan starring swimmer Annette Kellerman. It was one of the last films with footage in the Prizma Color process.

Venus of the South Seas
Film poster
Directed by	James R. Sullivan
Written by	Alice Charbonnet-Kellermann
Starring	Annette Kellerman
Cinematography	Fred Bentley
Color process	Prizma Color
Production company	Lee-Bradford Corporation
Distributed by	Davis Distributing Co.
Release date	February 1924 (1924-02)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The 55-minute four-reel film, made by an American company and shot in Nelson, New Zealand. It includes substantial footage taking place underwater. The film, with the final reel in Prizmacolor, was restored by the Library of Congress in 2004.[1][2]

Plot

The daughter of a man who owns a South Seas pearl business falls in love with a wealthy traveler. Her father dies, leaving her the business, but a greedy ship captain schemes to take the business from her.

Cast

• Annette Kellerman as Shona Royal
• Roland Purdie as John Royal
• Norman French as Captain John Drake
• Robert Ramsey as Robert Quane

References

Other sources

New Zealand Film 1912-1996 by Helen Martin & Sam Edwards, p. 33 (1997, Oxford University Press, Auckland) ISBN 019 558336 1

External links

• Venus of the South Seas at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• Tinted and toned images at filmcolors.org
• Venus of the South Seas on YouTube

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