The toll of the sea ; Shifting sands.

The toll of the sea ; Shifting sands.

The toll of the sea: "Chinese maiden Lotus Flower (Anna May Wong) rescues shipwrecked Allen Carver when he washes ashore more dead than alive. Although reminded of the old proverb that the sea extracts twice the pain as whatever amount of joy it provides, she falls in love with the handsome Ame...

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Corporate Authors: Alpha Home Entertainment (Firm), Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation (Firm)
Other Authors: Franklin, Chester M., 1890-1954, Marion, Frances, 1888-1973, Ball, J. A. (John A.), Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961, Harlan, Kenneth, 1895-1967, Parker, Albert, 1885-1974
Format: Video DVD
Language:No linguistic content
English
Published: Narberth, Pa. : Alpha Home Entertainment, [2011]
Series:Shifting sands (Motion picture: 1918)
Subjects:
Runaway husbands > China > Drama.
Women artists > Drama.
Runaway husbands.
Women artists.
China.
Feature films.
Silent films.
Fiction films.
Feature films > United States.
Drama.
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Summary:The toll of the sea: "Chinese maiden Lotus Flower (Anna May Wong) rescues shipwrecked Allen Carver when he washes ashore more dead than alive. Although reminded of the old proverb that the sea extracts twice the pain as whatever amount of joy it provides, she falls in love with the handsome American and eventually marries him. Allen, longing for his own kind, eventually abandons Lotus Flower and returns to the States--unaware that she is pregnant with his child."--Container.
Shifting sands: "Struggling artist Marcia Grey (Gloria Swanson) is falsely accused of theft by lecherous Henry Holt and sent to prison. Upon being released Marcia briefly considers suicide, but her unhappy life is transformed after meeting and falling in love with wealthy philanthropist John Stanford, whom she eventually marries. Years later, the villainous Holt--having assumed another identity--attempts to blackmail her into furthering one of his criminal schemes."--Container.
Item Description:First film is in Technicolor, 2nd in black & white.
The toll of the sea produced in 1922; Shifting sands in 1918, and re-edited later, the version presented here.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:The toll of the sea: presented by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation ; direction, Chester M. Franklin ; story, Frances Marion ; director of photography, J.A. Ball. Shifting sands: direction, Albert Parker ; writer, Charles T. Dazey ; cinematography, Pliny Home.

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