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7 May 1922 (USA)
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A young woman marries an older millionaire and then falls in love with a handsome nobleman on her honeymoon. full summary | add synopsis
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22 Classic Columbia Pictures Film Noirs Restored
(From Cinematical. 6 September 2009, 2:03 PM, PDT)
83-Year-Old Movie Gets Revival
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 24 November 2005)
(From Cinematical. 6 September 2009, 2:03 PM, PDT)
83-Year-Old Movie Gets Revival
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 24 November 2005)
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(Credited cast) | Rudolph Valentino | ... | Lord Hector Bracondale |
 | Gloria Swanson | ... | Theodora Fitzgerald |
 | Edythe Chapman | ... | Lady Bracondale |
| Alec B. Francis | ... | Captain Fitzgerald |
| Robert Bolder | ... | Josiah Brown |
| Gertrude Astor | ... | Morella Winmarleigh |
| June Elvidge | ... | Lady Anna Anningford |
| Mabel Van Buren | ... | Mrs. Jane McBride |
| Helen Dunbar | ... | Lady Ada Fitzgerald |
| Raymond Brathwayt | ... | Sir Patrick Fitzgerald |
| Frank Butler | ... | Lord Wensleydon (as F. R. Butler) |
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80 min (2005 alternate version) | Spain:76 min (DVD edition)
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Lost for most of the 20th century, a copy of this film was discovered in April 2003 in Haarlem (The Netherlands) in a private collection. It was restored by the Nederlands Film Museum and the Hagheflim Conservation and was screened in 2005, complete with English dialogue screens in place of the original Dutch, at the Cannes film festival. It made its television debut on May 21, 2006, on Turner Classic Movies as part of a nine-film tribute to Rudolph Valentino.
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Crew or equipment visible: When Husein Ben Ali and his men are being chased away by the soldiers, a crew member steps in front of the camera during the wide shot of the scene.
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Theodora Fitzgerald:
[to Lord Bracondale, after he has saved her life twice] Fate seems to send you to me when I most need you, Lord Bracondale.
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The silent era continues to have surprises for us, such as this one, "Beyond the Rocks," a film starring Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino once thought lost but since rediscovered and restored. Based on a novel by Elinor Glyn, it's a potboiler that doesn't hold up well today, but so little does at age 84. It's the story of a young woman, Theodora, the hope of her family (i.e., the one with the youth and looks to nab a rich husband) who meets a British nobleman (Valentino) when he saves her from drowning. Then she meets her betrothed, a short, old thing. She's disappointed, but for the sake of her father, marries him. She runs into Valentino on her honeymoon and this time, he saves her from falling off a mountain during a climbing expedition. They seem Meant to Be. But both are determined to honor her marriage vows.
Valentino and Swanson are heavily made up, and both actually looked much better with a more natural appearance. In the beginning, with her hair down and less Max Factor, Swanson is lovely - petite, with amazing eyes and beautiful skin. Later on, however, she looks older than she is due to the make-up and hair-do. Her character has a great wardrobe, and Swanson wears it well. Both actors give good performances. Valentino had a tendency to be obvious in some of his emotions - it was more the style then - but he gives a more relaxed performance in "Beyond the Rocks." Most of the movie looks beautiful with its sepia tones though there are some damaged sections. It's quite a find and a chance to see two big stars of the silent era together. Swanson wrote of parts of the film that don't seem to exist any longer - but as one of the comments here suggests, she perhaps was mixing this up with another film. Given the plot, it would be easy to do so.