Beyond the Rocks Page #4

Synopsis: Love, duty, and the scent of narcissus. Theodora, a young and penniless aristocrat, marries a much older man, self-made millionaire grocer Josiah Brown, so that her father and spinster sisters can live comfortably. Soon after the wedding, she finds herself falling in love with Hector, the Tenth Earl of Bracondale, a playboy she encounters on the social circuit of the very rich -- in the Swiss Alps, Paris, London, and the English countryside. Hector is attracted to her as well. Theodora must choose between love and duty, and then Josiah and Hector must make choices of their own.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Sam Wood
Production: Paramount Pictures
 
IMDB:
7.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
TV-PG
Year:
1922
80 min
31 Views


himself for us - we must stop him!"

"We will stop him! Wire

your father to join us - "

After a week's journey

though trackless desert sands -

- Josiah's party

reaches its destination.

"Is that it?"

After a hurried trip across

France and the Mediterranean -

- Theodora, her father and Hector, -

- joined by an escort

of Algerian soldiers, -

- pass through the gateway

to the Great Sahara.

At dawn.

Then the work of the day commences, as

they delve into the mysteries of the past.

"We are almost there. "

"A most interesting find -

an account of the punishment -

- meted out by the ancient Egyptians

to an unfaithful wife. "

"Poor creature! She may have been

married to some selfish, ailing old duffer -

- and when real love came along

the temptation was too great. "

Hassan Ben Ali, chief

of a band of desert marauders -

- respects no law - human or divine.

"This attack is beastly outrage! I shall

report it to the Home Office - Personally!"

"Lie down, or you won't

report anything to anyone. "

Movie Goofs:
a crew member stepping in front

of the camera! (Source: IMDB.com)

"Do not grieve. You are young -

and I - I want you to be - happy. "

Time dries all tears, and when

another spring-time comes...

"Darling, we have passed the rocks and

here are the safe waters beyond. "

(Corrected Version - April 2014)

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Elinor Glyn

Elinor Glyn (née Sutherland; 17 October 1864 – 23 September 1943) was a British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction that was considered scandalous for its time. She popularized the concept of It. Although her works are relatively tame by modern standards, she had tremendous influence on early 20th-century popular culture and perhaps on the careers of notable Hollywood stars such as Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson and Clara Bow in particular. more…

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