Beyond (1921)
Avis Langley's dying mother begs her to look after Avis's errant brother and continues after death to reappear in spirit form to remind Avis of her promise. Avis follows her brother to New Zealand in hopes of protecting him from his own ways, but on the trip tragedy apparently strikes.
- Date of release
- 1921-09-04
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- William Desmond Taylor
Casting
- Ethel Clayton — Avis Langley
- Charles Meredith — Geoffrey Southerne
- Earl Schenck — Alec Langley
- Fontaine La Rue — Mrs. Langley
- Winifred Kingston — Viva Newmarch
- Lillian Rich — Bessie Ackroyd
- Charles K. French — Samuel Ackroyd (as Charles French)
- Spottiswoode Aitken — Rufus Southerne
- Herbert Fortier — Dr. Newmarch
Interesting facts
Beyond is a 1921 American drama silent film based on the play The Lifted Veil by Henry Arthur Jones. The film was directed by William Desmond Taylor and produced by Jesse L. Lasky. It stars Ethel Clayton, Charles Meredith and Earl Schenck. The feature was distributed by Paramount Pictures and was set in part in New Zealand. It is presumed to be a lost film.
Background
The director, William Taylor told the Los Angeles Times in 1921 that, "motion pictures are in their occult age...mysticism has a strong grip on popular fancy, there are those who absorb with avidity every new idea in the subject, from the ouija board on. Others believe strongly in some one phase. But all, total scoffers included, are interested in what is said and done on the subject".
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