The Rocks of Valpre is a 1935 British crime film directed by Henry Edwards and starring John Garrick, Winifred Shotter and Leslie Perrins.[1] The film was made at Twickenham Studios.[2] It was based on the 1913 novel of the same name by Ethel M. Dell,[3] and was released in the U.S. as High Treason.[4] The film is set in the mid-nineteenth century with plot elements resembling the later Dreyfus Case.
| The Rocks of Valpre | |
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| Directed by | Henry Edwards |
| Written by | H. Fowler Mear |
| Based on | the novel The Rocks of Valpré by Ethel M. Dell |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Starring | John Garrick Winifred Shotter Leslie Perrins |
| Cinematography | Sydney Blythe |
| Edited by | Michael C. Chorlton |
| Music by | W.L. Trytel |
Production company | Real Art Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures (UK) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
editIn a quaint coastal village in France, a young English woman finds herself captivated by the charms of a French cavalry officer. Unfortunately, their passionate love story takes an abrupt turn when she is abruptly sent back to England to complete her education in a convent. Simultaneously, her paramour is unjustly accused of espionage by a rival officer, leading to his imprisonment on Devil's Island. As she resumes her life in England, she eventually enters into a comfortable and respectable marriage with a wealthy Englishman.
A decade later, her tranquility is disrupted when she faces the threat of blackmail. In a surprising twist of fate, her former lover manages to escape from Devil's Island to rush to her aid. However, the toll of his time in the penal colony has left him seriously ill, and tragically, he succumbs shortly after reuniting with his lost love.
Cast
edit- John Garrick as Louis de Monteville
- Winifred Shotter as Christine Wyndham
- Leslie Perrins as Captain Rodolphe
- Michael Shepley as Trevor Mordaunt
- Lewis Shaw as Noel Wyndham
- Athene Seyler as Aunt Philippa
- Agnes Imlay as Madamoiselle Gautier
Critical reception
editSee also
edit- The Rocks of Valpre (1919)
References
edit- ^ "The Rocks of Valpre (1935)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ "Britmovie - Home of British Films".
- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "High Treason (1937) - Henry Edwards - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- ^ "High Treason".
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