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The McDonagh Sisters 'The Far Paradise' Scrapbook

The NFSA has unearthed a rare scrapbook created by the McDonagh sisters around the release of their film 'The Far Paradise' in 1928.

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This small newspaper snippet is from Truth, Sunday 17 June, 1928. It is from a scrapbook created by the McDonagh sisters to document their film The Far Paradise (1928).

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The Far Paradise Scrapbook: previews

A page from the McDonagh sister's scrapbook documenting the release and reviews of their 1928 silent feature The Far Paradise.

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The Far Paradise: 'Have you no justice?'

A year after Cherry Carson (Isabel McDonagh billed as 'Marie Lorraine’) and her father (Gaston Mervale) have hidden at a remote farm, Peter Lawton (Paul Longuet) tracks her down.

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The Far Paradise: 'The Social Whirl'

Cherry Carson (Isabel McDonagh billed as 'Marie Lorraine’) and James Carson (Gaston Mervale) arrive at a society masked ball.

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The Far Paradise: 'The missing letter'

At breakfast, James Carson (Gaston Mervale) conceals a letter addressed to his daughter Cherry (Isable McDonagh billed as 'Marie Lorraine’) before claiming that no letters have arrived for her.