

The Bottle Imp
1917-03-25 · 50 min · Not rated
Lopaka, a poor Hawaiian fisherman, falls in love with Kokua, a young girl of royal blood. Her father refuses to let him marry her, though, unless Lopaka can bring him two feather cloaks from a rare bird. While searching the mountains for the bird, Lopaka encounters a dying priest of Pele who sells him a wishing bottle in which Kono, the god of the volcanos, is confined.
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- Directors
- Marshall Neilan
- Production companies
- Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Sessue HayakawaLopaka
George KuwaMakale
Guy OliverRollins
Margaret Loomis
James NeillA PriestTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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