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Ramon Novarro and Alice Terry.
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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Where the Pavement Ends
Also known as The Passion Vine in the USA
(1923) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels
Directed by Rex Ingram
Cast: Alice Terry [Matilda Spener], Ramon Novarro [Motauri], Edward Connelly [Pastor Spener], Harry T. Morey [Captain Hull Gregson], John George [Napuka Joe], Jean La Rue [a young man], Tom Blake [Novarro stunt double]
Metro Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation [A Metro Screen Classic]. / Executive producer, Morton Spring. Scenario by Rex Ingram, from the novel The Passion Vine by John Russell. Technical direction by Gordon Mayer. Cinematography by John F. Seitz. Film editor, Grant Whytock. / Released 19 March 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: South Seas.
Synopsis: [The Moving Picture World, 24 March 1923, page ?] Pastor Spener, a missionary in Wallos, learns that Captain Gregson has closed his café to prove his earnestness as a Christian. Spener’s daughter, Matilda, is in love with a handsome young native chief. Her father favors a marriage with Gregson, who is really a villain. The girl and her lover attempt to journey to his home, but their plans fail, and separation seems inevitable. The captain is killed.
Survival status: This film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 26 February 2023.
References: Brownlow-Parade p. 391; Lahue-Gentlemen pp. 169, 172; Sherwood-Best p. 196 : Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Danny Burk.
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