Where the Pavement Ends
| Where the Pavement Ends | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Rex Ingram |
| Written by | Rex Ingram (adaptation & scenario) |
| Based on | The Passion Vine by John Russell |
| Produced by | Morton Spring |
| Starring | Alice Terry Ramon Novarro |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Edited by | Grant Whytock |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
|
Running time | 70 minutes at 8 reels (7,706 ft.) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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. It is now considered to be a lost film.[1] Shooting began in September 1922, at Hialeah Studios in Miami, Florida,[2] yet another source says the film was shot in Coconut Grove, Florida.[3] 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.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Alice Terry as Matilda Spener
- Ramon Novarro as Motauri
- Edward Connelly as Pastor Spener
- Harry T. Morey as Captain Hull Gregson
- John George as Napuka Joe, servant to Gregson
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Where the Pavement Ends". silentera.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ Soares, André (2002). Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro. St. Martin's Press. p. 44.
- ^ Planning Your Vacation in Florida, Miami and Dade County [WPA Guide to Miami], Northport, New York: Bacon, Percy & Daggett, 1941, p. 145.
- ^ Sherwood, Robert E. (May 17, 1923). "The Silent Drama". Life. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
External links
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Where the Pavement Ends.
- Where the Pavement Ends at IMDb
- Where the Pavement Ends at AllMovie
- Lobby card at movieposters.ha.com
- John Russell, Where the Pavement Ends (1923 ed.), with film stills at the front piece and on pages 32, 64, and 224, from the Internet Archive
- lantern slide
 | This article about a silent romantic drama film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1923 films
- American silent feature films
- Films directed by Rex Ingram
- Lost American romantic drama films
- Metro Pictures films
- 1923 romantic drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Films shot in Cuba
- Films shot in Florida
- 1923 lost films
- 1920s American films
- Films with screenplays by John Russell (screenwriter)
- Silent American romantic drama films
- 1920s English-language films
- English-language romantic drama films
- Silent romantic drama film stubs