The Road to Romance (1927)
Romance | 24 September 1927
Director:
John S. RobertsonCinematographer:
Oliver MarshEditor:
William HamiltonProduction Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.The scenario was based on the 1904 novel, Romance by Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford. An item in the 30 January 1926 Exhibitors Herald noted that motion picture rights for the property had recently been purchased by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. (M-G-M). The film’s working title was taken from the novel.
The start of principal photography at M-G-M Studios in Culver City, CA, was announced in the 19 April 1927 Film Daily. A news brief in the 26 June 1927 edition credited co-star Roy D’Arcy with the role of “O’Brien,” although the majority of sources list his character as “Don Balthasar.” The film marked director John S. Robertson’s third and last for M-G-M. It’s official title, The Road to Romance, was mentioned in the 9 September 1927 Motion Picture News.
The picture was released on 24 September 1927, followed by an 8 October 1927 opening at the Capitol Theatre in New York City. An unrelated feature, initially known as The Road to Romance, was released that same year as Smile, Brother, Smile (see entry).
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.
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The scenario was based on the 1904 novel, Romance by Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford. An item in the 30 January 1926 Exhibitors Herald noted that motion picture rights for the property had recently been purchased by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. (M-G-M). The film’s working title was taken from the novel.
The start of principal photography at M-G-M Studios in Culver City, CA, was announced in the 19 April 1927 Film Daily. A news brief in the 26 June 1927 edition credited co-star Roy D’Arcy with the role of “O’Brien,” although the majority of sources list his character as “Don Balthasar.” The film marked director John S. Robertson’s third and last for M-G-M. It’s official title, The Road to Romance, was mentioned in the 9 September 1927 Motion Picture News.
The picture was released on 24 September 1927, followed by an 8 October 1927 opening at the Capitol Theatre in New York City. An unrelated feature, initially known as The Road to Romance, was released that same year as Smile, Brother, Smile (see entry).
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.
On the Caribbean island of Riego, Don Balthasar, executor of the Riego estate and governor of the island, keeps the invalid Don Carlos and his sister, Serafina, prisoners in a castle, plotting to seize their inheritance. A monk sends to Spain for aid, followed by the arrival of vagabond adventurer José Armando. After escaping an attack by Smoky Beard and his pirate band, José encounters Serafina, identifies himself as a Captain of the Dragoons, and makes passionate love to her. When called before Balthasar, José poses as a pirate, but his identity is revealed and he falls into the clutches of the governor, who plans to marry Serafina upon the death of Don Carlos. José escapes with her to a sea cave, where they are trapped by Balthasar's men. The lovers pretend to surrender, and José is about to be hanged when Spanish troops arrive to save ...
On the Caribbean island of Riego, Don Balthasar, executor of the Riego estate and governor of the island, keeps the invalid Don Carlos and his sister, Serafina, prisoners in a castle, plotting to seize their inheritance. A monk sends to Spain for aid, followed by the arrival of vagabond adventurer José Armando. After escaping an attack by Smoky Beard and his pirate band, José encounters Serafina, identifies himself as a Captain of the Dragoons, and makes passionate love to her. When called before Balthasar, José poses as a pirate, but his identity is revealed and he falls into the clutches of the governor, who plans to marry Serafina upon the death of Don Carlos. José escapes with her to a sea cave, where they are trapped by Balthasar's men. The lovers pretend to surrender, and José is about to be hanged when Spanish troops arrive to save them.
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