nell ' s eugenic wedding
reviews: [ moving picture world, 6 june 1914, page? ] there is nothing funny or elevating in having a man eat soap and vomit all over creation as the result of his diet. because most people will take this view it may be said that nell’s eugenic wedding does not belong .
cathleen nesbitt... alicia de st. ephlam, gigi' s aunt
harrison' s reports film review; july 5, 1941, page 106 .
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soon after, she and gerald set out on a caravan across the desert with a new guide. undaunted by diana' s rejection, jamil follows and soon replaces the new guide. that night, jamil' s romantic singing has its effect on diana, who is drawn into his arms again. when she realizes what is happening, she is outraged and strikes jamil with a whip. on their way back to cairo, however, jamil sends the rest of the caravan on one route and tricks diana into riding to pasha' s oasis retreat, where she is treated like royalty. when pasha arrives, jamil lies to him, telling him that diana paid him to bring her to pasha. when pasha forces himself on her, she cries out for jamil to save her, which he does, and the two ride off together in the night .
while touring the pyramids, jamil manages to be alone with diana and romances her with love songs. meanwhile, diana is also being wooed by pasha achmed, her fiancé' s unscrupulous egyptian business associate. in order to arrange to be alone with diana, pasha persuades gerald to leave cairo and inspect the aqueduct they are building together. when jamil learns of the deception, he blackmails his countryman to remain silent. later jamil uses his position as a servant to enter diana' s hotel bedroom, and kisses her in a moment of passion. although she briefly returns his kiss, diana angrily fires him .
aunt alicia decides that the time is right for gigi' s entry into society. after dressing her up, she is presented to gaston as a young woman. he is, at first, dismayed at the change. gradually he realizes that he is attracted to gigi, and takes her out on the town. as the night progresses, gaston sees the emptiness of his life and wants something more. he proposes marriage to gigi, and she gladly accepts .
the play' s plot generally follows that of the original story, focusing on a young 19th century parisian girl being groomed for a career as a courtesan. gigi lives with her mother and grandmother, and takes lessons at the home of her aunt. her lessons include social manners, conversation, and personal relationships. the family has significant social connections, and have been great friends with the rich playboy gaston. gaston is bored with his life, and his only joy seems to be in the company of gigi and her family .
gerald meldrick (clark gable) and anya von duren (rosalind russell) are a pair of rival jewel thieves at large in india. both parties are after the same prize, a priceless diamond owned by the duchess of beltravers (jessie ralph). to inveigle their way into the duchess' confidence, gerald poses as a lloyd' s of london detective, while anya pretends to be an aristocrat. after working at cross purposes, they decide to team up, keeping one step ahead of a diligent police inspector (matthew boulton) and mercenary freighter captain chang (peter lorre). both gerald (joining the winnipeg grenadiers) and anya betray the nobler sides of their natures in the end, fighting in a pitched battle in hong kong against the invading japanese army .
the next day, pasha' s guards catch up to them in the desert, and in the ensuing fight, jamil kills them all. left with only one horse, jamil forces diana to walk behind him while he rides the horse across the desert. at a desert pool, he forces her to wait while he and the horse drink first. that night, weakened by thirst, hunger, and humiliation, diana is raped by jamil. the next day, he takes her to his tribal village, where he reveals his true identity as a prince who worked as a humble dragoman as part of his royal training. when he proposes marriage to her, diana passively accepts. later at the ceremony, however, she tosses the ceremonial marriage water in his face, humiliating him in front of his father and his tribe. devastated by her rejection, jamil provides her an escort to return safely to cairo .
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komic company production; distributed by mutual film corporation. / scenario by anita loos. / no copyright registration. released 24 may 1914. / standard 35mm spherical 1. 33: 1 format .
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the barbarian, also known as a night in cairo, is a 1933 american pre - code romance drama film produced and directed by sam wood and starring ramon novarro and myrna loy. written by elmer harris and anita loos, and based on the play the arab by edgar selwyn, the film is about an american woman tourist in egypt who has several suitors, among them an arab guide who is more than he seems. the film was released on may 12, 1933 in the united states by metro - goldwyn - mayer. the film was filmed previously by mgm as the arab (1924) with novarro and alice terry. [ 1 ]
a beautiful english socialite, diana standing (myrna loy), and her wealthy fiancé gerald hume (reginald denny) arrive at the train station in cairo, egypt, where they plan to be married. although her mother was egyptian, diana considers herself part of the british upper class. at the station, she is noticed by jamil el shehab (ramon novarro), a handsome good - natured egyptian dragoman who enjoys romancing women tourists and freeing them from some of their jewelry. jamil is immediately captivated by diana and soon talks his way into becoming her official guide and driver in egypt .
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nell 's eugenic wedding is a lost 1914 silent comedy of one reel directed by edward dillon . it is a primitive example by anita loos of what is called in modern terms a gross-out film . tod browning , here just an actor , would later achieve renown as a director . most reviewers ' damned ' the film as repugnant or tasteless . 
nell's eugenic wedding is a lost 1914 silent comedy of one reel directed by edward dillon. it is a primitive example by anita loos of what is called in modern terms a gross-out film. tod browning, here just an actor, would later achieve renown as a director. most reviewers' damned' the film as repugnant or tasteless.
nell's eugenic wedding is a lost 1914 silent comedy of one reel directed by edward dillon. it is a primitive example by anita loos of what is called in modern terms a gross-out film. tod browning, here just an actor, would later achieve renown as a director. most reviewers' damned' the film as repugnant or tasteless.