Where the Pavement Ends

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Where the Pavement Ends
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Directed by Rex Ingram
Written byRex Ingram (adaptation & scenario)
Based onThe Passion Vine
by John Russell
Produced byMorton Spring
Starring Alice Terry
Ramon Novarro
Cinematography John F. Seitz
Edited by Grant Whytock
Production
company
Distributed byMetro Pictures
Release date
  • March 19, 1923 (1923-03-19)
Running time
70 minutes at 8 reels (7,706 ft.)
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
Rex Ingram and Alice Terry before leaving for the filming of Where the Pavement Ends in Cuba Rex Ingram & Alice Terry 1922.jpg
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. Shooting began in September 1922, at Hialeah Studios in Miami, Florida, [1] [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]

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Preservation

With no prints of Where the Pavement Ends located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. [5] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list. [2] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Soares, André (2002). Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro. St. Martin's Press. p. 44.
  2. 1 2 "Where the Pavement Ends". afi.com. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  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.
  5. ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: Where the Pavement Ends". silentera.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved February 10, 2025.


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