Where the Pavement Ends

1923 film by Rex Ingram

  • March 19, 1923 (1923-03-19)
Running time
70 minutes at 8 reels (7,706 ft.)CountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Rex Ingram and Alice Terry before leaving for the filming of Where the Pavement Ends in Cuba

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

  • 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

References

  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Where the Pavement Ends". silentera.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Soares, André (2002). Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro. St. Martin's Press. p. 44.
  3. ^ Planning Your Vacation in Florida, Miami and Dade County [WPA Guide to Miami], Northport, New York: Bacon, Percy & Daggett, 1941, p. 145.
  4. ^ Sherwood, Robert E. (May 17, 1923). "The Silent Drama". Life. Retrieved April 23, 2024.

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  • 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
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