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JANUARY 1924
Pictures and Pichure$uer
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entertainment. He also finds all th< figures concerned in Ins own ir.i living again in the pcrsi inir
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Venice, ancient and modern, an original screen-story by Monckton Hot'fe, and Ivor Novello,
make a decidedly attractive trio in The Man Without Desire, the movie Ivor Novello was making when Griffith decided to annex him. The hero is a young aristocrat of eighteenth century Venice, who gives himself to a scientist to experiment upon. " Count Vittorio," his mind unhinged by a tragedy which has befallen him, allows himself to be cast into a trance, although he knows he may either die during this sleep, or if he awakens many years later, he will find that he has lost all desire for the beautiful things of life. All he cares about is that the scientist has promised him forgetfulness of his grief. So he is safely stowed away in an. underground vault by this Simon Mawdeslcy,
" Count Vittorio " pleads with his wife " Genevra " (Nina Vanna), foi another chance.
Above : J ;eo striking scenes from " The
Man Without Desire." Left: Ivor
Novello as " Count Vittorio"
is no happiness for either he or his wife. In despair, "Vittorio" poisons himself, after a heartrending scene with his " Genevra," who is inconsolable. And then the scene changes to the library at the time of the finding of the paper. The four men gathered there had been discussing the thing for so long that they had all fallen asleep over it and the re-awakening of " Vittorio " and this second tragedy of his life are nothing but a visualisation of their dreams. Let us hope they decided to let sleeping dogs lie.
This movie was photographed in Italy, and the part of the villain, a sinister plotter, was played by Sergio Mari, whose name betrays his nationality at once Nina Vanna, the heroine, is a Russian girl, Christopher Walker, the scientist, is British (he played the Tramp in Fallen Leaves), and Ivor Novello, the star, is Welsh. A cosmopolitan cast, surely. Ivor chose this story himself, and for once was permitted a heroic role after his own heart. He doesn't care about being the bad lad of the film story, at least that is what he always says. But producer after producer casts him for principal sinner as well as juvenile lead, even Griffith being no exception to the rule.