The Blue Lagoon (1923 film)

The Blue Lagoon is a British silent adventure film directed by W. Bowden and based on the 1908 novel of the same name by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The film tells the story of two young cousins, a boy and a girl, who are shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island and must learn to survive and build a life together.

The film is notable for being one of the earliest film adaptations of Stacpoole's popular novel. The screenplay follows the basic premise of the novel, depicting the children’s growth to adolescence in a state of naive innocence, shielded from the knowledge of the adult world. The lack of spoken dialogue in the silent film format emphasized the visual storytelling and the natural beauty of the setting, likely filmed on location.

Details regarding the specific cast and crew, as well as the film's reception and availability, are somewhat sparse due to its age and the limited documentation from the silent film era. It is, however, recognized as an early cinematic interpretation of a classic adventure tale exploring themes of isolation, survival, and the development of love and relationships in an unconventional setting.