Where the Pavement Ends (1923)
- Directed by
- Rex Ingram
- Genre
- silent film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 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 wealthy woman and a native man fall in love on a South Seas island. Their romance leads to conflict with social conventions.
romantictragicexoticmelodramaticdatedslow-pacedvisually lushrestrained
What happens
Where the Pavement Ends is a 1923 American silent South Seas romantic drama film directed by Rex Ingram on location in Cuba and starring his wife Alice Terry and Ramon Novarro as lovers. The film was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. Shooting began in September 1922, at Hialeah Studios in Miami, Florida, yet another source says the film was shot in Coconut Grove, Florida. According to a review in Life, the film was released with a "tragic" ending in New York City and a "happy" ending in other markets. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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