When a Man Loves (1927)
- Directed by
- Alan Crosland
- Genre
- silent film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A nobleman falls for a woman from a lower class. Their love faces many obstacles but they eventually sail to America together.
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What happens
When a Man Loves is a 1927 American synchronized sound historical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The picture stars John Barrymore and features Dolores Costello in the frequently filmed story of Abbé Prévost's 1731 novel Manon Lescaut. The lovers suffer, but the film has an optimistic ending, as they head to America. Manon dies at the end of the novel. The UK release title was His Lady. The film was the third feature from Warners to have a pre-recorded Vitaphone soundtrack. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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