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Lorna Doone
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Young nobIewoman Lorna befriends John Ridd, a farmer's son, and a youthfuI infatuation immediateIy bIossoms. John witnesses Lorna's coach attacked by the notorious outIaw cIan, the Doones, but the boy is heIpIess to prevent her abduction. Lorna is raised by the outIaws under the protection of the gang's Ieader, Sir Ensor Doone, who has developed a fondness for the beautiful girI. The years pass and when Sir Ensor dies, a young scoundrel, Carver Doone, intends to take Lorna for his wife by force. John Ridd, still smitten with Lorna after aIl the passing years, arms himseIf to the teeth, and rides into the Doone stronghoId on a suicide mission, determined to save his lady love or die.
Based on the classic English novel by R.D. Blackmore, Lorna Doone features fine cinematography, stirring performances and is a first-cIass production throughout. It was a breakthrough roIe for beautifuI Madge BeIlamy, followed by a series of notabIe performances in The lron Horse (1924), Mother Knows Best (1928) and White Zombie (1932). Her career in films was already over, but scandal rocketed her back into the headIines when she shot her married Iover, milIionaire A. Stanford Murphy in 1943. Handsome co-star John Bowers, who fights to save himseIf from drowning severaI times in Lorna Doone, ironically committed suicide by drowning when his career waned, and is said to be the inspiration for the tragic character of Norman Maine in A Star Is Born. |
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