Written by and starring Frank Harvey and directed by German film pioneer E. A. Dupont, Cape Forlorn tells the story of a passionate, sexually aware young woman whose presence destroys the serenity and ultimately the lives of three men. Set on an isolated lighthouse off the New Zealand coast, Cape Forlorn's provocative, apparently amoral storyline led to its initial banning in Australia. This brand-new digital transfer presents the film uncut, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio...
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Written by and starring Frank Harvey and directed by German film pioneer E A Dupont Cape Forlorn tells the story of a passionate sexually aware young woman whose presence destroys the serenity and ultimately the lives of three men Set on an isolated lighthouse off the New Zealand coast Cape Forlorn&39;s provocative apparently amoral storyline led to its initial banning in Australia This brand-new digital transfer presents the film uncut in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio William Kell the keeper of a lighthouse on a lonely stretch of coastline marries cabaret dancer Eileen His young wife however goes on to have an affair with Henry Cass the handsome assistant later taken on by her husband; when she then begins to flirt with a stranger who is rescued from the wreck of a motor-launch a chain of shocking events is set in motion Actors Fay Compton & Jack HarveyDirector EA DupontCertificate PGYear 1931Languages EnglishDuration 1 hour and 24 minutes (approx)
E. A. Dupont directs this 1930s British drama based on the play by Frank Harvey, who also stars. The story is set in and around a remote lighthouse on the New Zealand coast, where lighthouse keeper William Kell (Harvey) lives with his young wife Eileen (Fay Compton) and his assistant Henry Cass (Edmund Willard). Trouble begins when Eileen has an affair with Cass, before complicating matters further by also taking a shine to Gordon Kingsley (Ian Hunter), the survivor of a local shipwreck. The tension gradually ratchets up to the point where things seem certain to end in violence...
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