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| ~A Man of Stone~ 1921 |
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| ~Martha Mansfield, Conway Tearle & Betty Howe~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Captain Deering, a British officer whose gallant career has earned him the sobriquet "The Man of
Stone," returns to London and finds that he has been jilted by his fiancée, Lady Mary Fortescue.
Returning to duty in Arabia, he drinks heavily; and when he becomes seriously ill, he is cared for by
Laila, a desert maiden who falls in love with him, accompanies him into the interior, and saves him from
death at the hands of a robber. Lady Mary, who falls out with her suitor, arrives with the hope of
winning back Deering. Representing herself as Deering's wife, she sends Laila from the camp; Deering
follows Laila and rescues her from bandits; and in his absence the camp is attacked and Lady Mary is
slain. Deering then resolves to devote his future to Arabian problems with Laila as his wife.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
Stone," returns to London and finds that he has been jilted by his fiancée, Lady Mary Fortescue.
Returning to duty in Arabia, he drinks heavily; and when he becomes seriously ill, he is cared for by
Laila, a desert maiden who falls in love with him, accompanies him into the interior, and saves him from
death at the hands of a robber. Lady Mary, who falls out with her suitor, arrives with the hope of
winning back Deering. Representing herself as Deering's wife, she sends Laila from the camp; Deering
follows Laila and rescues her from bandits; and in his absence the camp is attacked and Lady Mary is
slain. Deering then resolves to devote his future to Arabian problems with Laila as his wife.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: George Archainbaud Written by: Lewis Allen Browne Edmund Goulding - story John Lynch - story |
| ~Cast~ Henry Kolker Conway Tearle ...Capt. Deering Betty Howe ...Laila Martha Mansfield ...Lady Fortescue Colin Campbell ...Lt. Waite Warren Cook ...Lord Branton Charles D. Brown ...Lord Reggie |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: Selznick Pictures Corporation Cinematography by: Jules Cronjager Presenter: Lewis J. Selznick Length: 5 Reels Runtime: 50 Minutes Released: November 10, 1921 |
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