The Adorable Savage
1920, English. Directed by Norman Dawn.
Marama Thurston leaves her fashionable boarding school in America when her ailing father Jim Thurston, a plantation owner on Fiji, begs her to protect the rubber crop from his thieving son-in-law. Upon arriving on the island, Marama learns that she is a half-caste. Traumatized, she assumes native customs and agrees to marry Ratu Madri, the island's ruler. Templeton, an American fugitive living on Fiji, falls in love with her, but Marama rejects him, having pledged herself already to the Fiji chief. As Marama dances the prenuptial rite, Templeton attempts to rescue her. The natives seize the American, and Marama threatens suicide if they harm him. The couple escape during a hurricane, and soon after a yacht arrives with the news that Templeton has been exonerated of murder charges. Their problems thus resolved, they return to America to wed. A lost film.
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- 0h 50m
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- English
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- Released
- 6 August 1920
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Doris Schroeder
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What The Adorable Savage is based on
The Adorable Savage is adapted from a novel.
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The Adorable Savage runs 50 minutes (0h 50m).
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The Adorable Savage isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 August 1920. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Adorable Savage, try Rip Girls, Blue Lagoon: The Awakening, Nobody Has to Know.
Who directed The Adorable Savage?
The Adorable Savage (1920) was directed by Norman Dawn and stars Edith Roberts, Jack Perrin, Richard Cummings.
What is The Adorable Savage based on?
The Adorable Savage is adapted from a novel.