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Author: Alan Crosland
Publisher: Warner Bros. Pictures
Year: 1927
PD: PD/US|1984|film=yes
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Cat: Drama film, Films based on books, Films with historical settings
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WARNER BROTHERS
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PRODUCTION
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WARNER BROTHERS
present
JOHN BARRYMORE
in
"When a Man Loves"
with
DOLORES COSTELLO
~
passed by the National Board of Review·copyright MCMXXVI·Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
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Directed by
Alan Crosland
00:31
Adapted by
BESS MEREDYTH
Photography by
BYRON HASKIN
00:36
The Players
JOHN BARRYMORE
DOLORES COSTELLO
WARNER OLAND
SAM DE GRASSE
HOLMES HERBERT
STUART HOLMES
BERTRAM GRASSBY
TOM SANTSCHI
~
00:49
Times change, but human love is everlasting.
00:55
In the old cathedral town of Amiens, France, on a May morning during the reign of Louis XV.
01:23
André Lescaut——a dissolute product of the old régime—the best card sharp in the King's Guard.
01:35
His sister, Manon—a flower freshly plucked from the countryside—ignorant alike of cities and the ways of men.
01:49
Monsieur Guillot de Morfontaine—a notorious roué and friend of the King.
02:55
"My faith! Already your pretty nose turns up at the idea of going to a convent!"
03:07
"I will do whatever you think best for me. You are all I have, dear brother."
03:23
The midway Inn for the Paris diligence—crowded with students going to St. Sulpice to be examined for the priesthood.
03:39
The Chevalier Fabien des Grieux—heir of the first family in Picardy—who has just renounced the Order of Malta to devote himself to the church.
03:54
"My son, you now begin your priestly duties in earnest. This medal, sent by the Bishop himself, will protect you against temptations of the flesh."
04:25
"You have well earned it, Fabien—by your brilliance as a student."
04:45
PARIS. AMIENS. ARRAS.
07:13
"A convent, my dear Lieutenant, will be a dull frame for the fresh young beauty of your sister."
07:27
"One does not find frames of gold at the bottom of an empty purse."
07:40
"Paris is her proper setting. As a connoisseur—and one of ample means——may I suggest—?"
08:41
"Fabien, you dropped your medal."
09:07
"The diligence is overcrowded. 'Tis better we travel by coach—later."
09:19
"Why not inform your sister of her good fortune and prepare her to start with me immediately?"
10:18
"How would you like to go to Paris, my little cabbage—instead of the musty old convent?"
10:39
"What luck, my dear! The rich de Morfontaine is mad about you!"
10:48
"Not he—not that awful old man!"
11:03
"Be sensible, child! You will have everything—garters sparkling with diamonds for those dimpled knees—leagues of Brussels lace to trim the little chemises—"
11:23
"A light coach and your fastest team! I return to Paris at once!"
11:35
"You shall not want for protection in Paris. Your devoted brother will be watching over his little chick."
12:05
"Those tears should never dim the brightness of eyes like yours."
12:27
"Mademoiselle, I proffer my services. I overheard your companions plotting. Please trust me as a friend."
12:38
"I thank you, Monsieur—I do need a friend."
13:04
"M'sieu's coach is ready!"
14:41
"The young rascalion—he's turned all the horses loose!"
15:10
Two innocents—afloat in the great city of Paris.
15:19
PLAT
D'ÉTAIN
15:48
"All my life, I've wanted a lavaliere."
16:34
"But this silly little locket isn't what I wanted!"
16:49
"My dear, such a monstrous, gaudy thing would ill become that delicate throat."
17:10
"Why, Fabien! You've pawned your buckles to buy me this!"
17:23
"It is the most beautiful locket in the world!"
18:11
"Would M'sieu and his pretty lady like a shelter for the night?"
19:34
"I hope the room pleases Madame."
19:46
"M'sieu's room is just adjoining—whenever he's ready."
20:28
"I'll get something to refresh you after your tiresome journey."
23:57
Youth—love—poverty—companions three.
25:44
"The old nanny-goat downstairs says your rent's due."
25:51
"We've been in Paris a whole week! That makes today our anniversary!"
26:01
"When we are rich, you shall have a gold chain for your locket."
26:21
"Calm yourself—I will go to my bank at once."
26:57
"Compose yourself, Madame—I am on my way to collect the revenues from my fiscal agent."
27:58
"You're a fool to waste yourself on a pauper. Fancy baggage like you should fetch a fancy price."
28:14
"You'll come to it, my gosling! Mother Paris will teach you that diamonds give more light than candles!"
28:51
"Please, my dear, kind friend—it is the anniversary of my Fabien's love."
29:29
"So the very sight of her beloved brother renders the little Manon speechless with joy!"
29:43
"A merry chase you've led me, my cunning doe—but from now on you're through with des Grieux—come along!"
29:58
"We love each other. If you try to separate us I will kill myself!"
30:12
"Fabien is back! Go—or he will give you over to the police!"
30:22
"Des Grieux wouldn't dare. The police are after him for abducting you!"
31:01
"I'm looking for my friend des Grieux."
31:23
"Perhaps 'tis better that I speak with you."
31:30
"Mademoiselle, do you realize the wreck you are making of Fabien's life?"
31:42
"What do you mean, Monsieur? We love each other and we are quite, quite happy."
31:54
"You are married then—you and he?"
32:12
"My child, for Fabien's sake, you must leave him."
32:29
"You have stripped him of fortune, father and God. What have you given in return?"
32:48
"I have given him my heart—my whole heart—all, all of it!"
32:59
"'Tis not enough, my child. If you really love him, you will make this sacrifice—never see him again!"
33:40
"God will bless you for giving him back to us."
34:16
"He's right. You've spoiled des Grieux's prospects—do you seek to ruin your own too?"
34:24
"I cannot—cannot go without seeing him."
34:32
"It will mean prison for your precious Chevalier unless you come with me—now!"
35:40
"I almost started a revolution getting the locket exchanged for these buckles."
36:24
"Tell Fabien to take good care of Fifi till I come back."
36:45
My love: >/b André threatens to have you arrested unless I leave you. So I am going with him for a few days. >/b You are not to imagine, Sweetheart, that I am going away forever..
P.S. Here are your buckles—a little farewell present.
M.
38:44
I am going away forever..
P.S. Here are your buckles—a little farewell present.
M.
39:14
"Where is Manon?"
39:24
"Why you poor simpleton! She's gone with a fine gentleman who called for her."
39:53
P.S. Here are your buckles—a little farewell present.
M.
40:34
"I haven't told her about you. The little fool thinks this is my establishment!"
41:00
"My poor house is favored indeed, by having such a beautiful creature for its new mistress."
41:32
"Never you mind—Paris will tame her. I'll follow and bring the pullet home to roost."
41:45
Puppets--a city of puppets--mishandled toys of fate, moved by some power invisible.
43:37
"A little milk, please—"
43:45
"—for the cat."
44:31
"Come with me and I'll make you rich!"
44:39
IMPASSE DU
FERACHEVAL
46:08
"Who drinks with me drinks to my wench!"
47:01
"She happens to be my sister, good comrade—and much too frail to please a robust fellow like you."
48:02
A jumble of weary days, consumed in fruitless searching, and still no trace of Manon.
48:11
AU
LAPIN BLANC
48:27
"At last I have found you, my friend!"
48:35
"You need the sympathy of those who love you—come home with me!"
48:47
"I shall never leave Paris till I have found Manon."
48:55
"Your Manon is now the mistress of the notorious de Morfontaine."
49:26
"No, no! I will not believe such a thing—it is not true!"
49:34
"It is true. All Paris knows it. They frequent a certain gambling club in the Boulevard Montmartre."
49:44
"Use your father's credit to make yourself presentable, and at the next assembly you shall see."
49:56
At the glittering sanctuary where fashionable Paris quietly indulges an appetite for gambling.
50:17
"Guess my age, Joujou, and put twenty louis on the number."
50:25
"Impossible, my dove—the numbers only run to thirty-six!"
51:30
"Try your luck, Monsieur! Place a wager on the age of your sweetheart."
51:46
"Nineteen."
51:54
"Nineteen! But that is divinely young!"
51:59
"You and every old rogue in Paris has prattled of nothing but youth since you saw Manon."
52:18
"Nineteen wins!"
52:27
"Repeat the play."
52:43
"Monsieur wins again—and twelve hundred gold louis!"
52:57
"Manon!"
53:01
"Manon!"
53:04
"Manon!"
53:08
"Manon!"
53:43
"De Morfontaine is lavishing the stock of ten jewelers on Manon."
53:51
"Trust her. The cocotte knows how to collect for her favors."
54:35
"Permit me to commend your taste in jewels, Mademoiselle."
54:51
"I could never have afforded pearls. You were wise to discard me."
55:04
"Gold is your love—here—take it!"
55:42
"I shall not forget this insult!"
56:31
"You were right, my friend, when you told me women have no souls."
56:50
"Take me away! I wish never to see her face again!"
57:04
At the Chateau de Grieux, on the estate of Fabien's father in Picardy.
57:15
"Fabien is saved—Manon banished from his thoughts! He has entered St. Sulpice to resume his studies."
57:43
Beneath the stately arches of St. Sulpice, where candles gleam before the altar of an ancient faith.
58:09
After a year of torment, peace—and tomorrow Fabien will take the irrevocable vow of priesthood.
1:00:31
"I have attended every mass for weeks in the hope of seeing you!"
1:00:43
"Your very presence here profanes the house of God!"
1:01:20
"I cannot deny it. All that you think of me is true."
1:01:34
"It was my brother who took me away—but oh, Fabien—I have loved only you—always!"
1:01:44
"What of your protector? How dare you come pleading to me—fresh from the arms of that man!"
1:01:55
"I haven't seen him since the night—that awful night—at the club."
1:02:12
"You still wear his jewels!"
1:02:22
"I'm sorry, Fabien—but I'm just a woman. I shall always love jewels and pretty clothes!"
1:02:58
"If you send me away now, there's only one place left for me—the streets—"
1:03:18
1:03:26
"I suppose, by now, little Fifi has grown into the grandest cat—oh, I've been so lonely for you both, Fabien!"
1:04:19
"She met des Grieux and they escaped together."
1:04:36
Golden days for Fabien—thanks to his fathers credit—while his adored Manon presides over the elegant Salon des Grieux.
1:05:07
While the insinuating Brother Andre enjoys a few crumbs of hospitality in the adjoining antechamber.
1:06:09
"Your father has heard of your return to Manon and has stopped your credit!"
1:06:22
"You're clever enough to make a living at cards, once you learn the tricks of the trade."
1:06:37
"Cheating!"
1:07:34
"Madame Pompadour has the only other, and her's cost ten thousand francs!"
1:07:46
"This is but five thousand!"
1:07:52
"And Pompadour's but ten—a mere five thousand difference."
1:08:03
"Of course you may have it my love—and send for Pompadour's also."
1:08:47
"Just how does a gentleman perform those clever tricks?"
1:09:39
"A bit of luck, that—you can't do it again!"
1:10:11
"How in Satan's name, did you get such a supple wrist?"
1:10:38
"With your name, your tailor and your profile—we shall go far."
1:10:50
Where beauty makes rendezvous with wit—the Salon of the Duc de Richelieu.
1:11:08
The Duc de Richelieu——the King's ear.
1:11:15
"Surely Guillot, you were not serious when you asked the King's aid in reclaiming Manon?"
1:11:29
"Suppose the King should take a fancy to her himself?"
1:11:37
"That will be your concern, my dear friend."
1:12:27
"I perceive you have a dainty palate for hen partridges, my lord."
1:13:01
Louis XV——King of France.
1:13:16
"His Majesty would discard the formality of court tonight."
1:13:29
"Where is this dazzling creature, Manon—and her protector?"
1:13:36
"Control yourself, Sire—they will be here presently."
1:14:11
"Can you blame de Morfontaine for losing his head over such a beauty, Sire?"
1:15:00
"She is a little Venus, present her to me!"
1:15:12
"One whose wishes are of the utmost importance, wishes to meet Mademoiselle Lescaut."
1:15:29
"'Tis a command!"
1:15:36
"He is the King!"
1:16:11
"You belong at court, my dear. Under royal protection your advancement will be rapid."
1:16:51
"Already des Grieux's hands itch for the cards—shall I arrange the game?"
1:17:10
"Tell that wizard des Grieux, that I will play him."
1:17:20
"I trust, Sire, you have your best cards up your sleeve."
1:17:36
"There is one worthy of your mettle, Chevalier, who would engage with you for high stakes."
1:18:25
"May I ask with whom I have the honor to engage?"
1:18:41
"I am the Chevalier des Grieux!"
1:18:58
"I am the King of France!"
1:20:05
"Any of my possessions that you choose, against—Mademoiselle Lescaut."
1:20:22
"One does not reach to heaven for a star and fling it on the soiled cloth of a gaming table!"
1:20:37
"We shall play for the stake I have named!"
1:20:51
"Your Majesty's wish is a command."
1:21:46
"The last card, Chevalier—and we play no more!"
1:22:17
"There is only one Ace of Diamonds—you are a cheat!"
1:22:33
"One cannot say of the King that he—cheats!"
1:22:50
"Fetch my winnings upstairs to me."
1:23:38
"That lady shall remain with me!"
1:23:52
"You dare not ignore a royal command!"
1:24:05
"Manon!"
1:24:13
"Gentlemen of France, your King is insulted!"
1:25:08
"She is a public woman, this Manon—she would drag the royal name through the mud of the Paris streets."
1:25:21
"If I save you from the King, will you come back to me?"
1:25:30
"In that case tell de Morfontaine we are not interested."
1:25:56
"His Majesty has lost interest and suggests you follow your own inclinations."
1:26:21
"Take her to the Prison of the Magdalen!"
1:26:29
"Do you surrender?"
1:26:51
"Throw him into the Bastile!"
1:27:07
"You are much too good a cheat to go to prison. You must come to court."
1:27:18
"What have you done with Manon?"
1:27:28
"She has been arrested as a public character and will be deported to Louisiana."
1:27:40
"If your taste runs in that direction, Chevalier, you will find plenty of the frail sisterhood at court."
1:27:55
"Where is Manon?"
1:27:59
"She—she's been taken to the Magdalen!"
1:28:08
The Prison of the Magdalen—where the bedraggled remnants of Parisian womanhood are bundled together for deportation.
1:28:42
"I must see the Prefect of Police!"
1:29:23
"Have pity! Manon has broken no laws—you cannot deport her!"
1:29:41
"Then it may surprise you to learn that she is being shipped out this very morning."
1:30:45
"In the name of God—stop them!"
1:30:51
"Too late!"
1:31:02
"She shall sweat in the penal colony, and you, my brave Chevalier, shall be elevated to your proper position——on the scaffold!"
1:31:58
"I shall see that you are not disturbed, Monsieur."
1:32:08
"Monsieur the Prefect is not in the best of moods. He has a weighty matter on his chest."
1:33:22
"If you'd ride with these soiled doves, my cockerel, you must pay your fare!"
1:33:47
Le Havre——port of embarkation for thieves, murderers and other criminals——all doomed to penal servitude in the colonies.
1:34:16
The Captain of the convict ship——proper master for such a cargo.
1:36:17
"The Prefect of Police has been murdered——we've traced the assassin to the docks!"
1:36:25
"You may search the ship, you lubbers—but I won't delay our departure!"
1:38:07
"If all the prisoners are accounted for then unleash these women."
1:38:23
"Name of a name! A beauty at last! Take her to my cabin!"
1:38:38
"She is my wife!"
1:38:47
"Throw him in the hell-hold with the rest of the prison hyenas!"
1:39:41
"This child is ill, you beast!"
1:40:41
A stormy voyage, dragging its length in unnumbered leagues of misery. At last, America looming near.
1:41:52
"Land ho!"
1:42:05
"How's my morsel of dessert—that little blonde I've been saving for the last?"
1:42:32
"Stifle in your own fumes—you fly-blown gallows meat!"
1:42:48
"Come morning you'll be in chains too—you flea-eating monkey!"
1:43:08
"You once were men—and you have let them make animals of you!"
1:43:53
"Tomorrow we land. You'll be chained to mill-wheel and plow—cattle—driven before the lash until you die!"
1:44:22
"There is yet time. You can possess this ship—roaming the seas in freedom, with all the gold of commerce yours for the taking!"
1:44:40
"Yapping curs! Are you so weak you fear to strain your lousy backs?"
1:44:50
"By the devil's wife! I'm strong enough to squeeze you—till the red juice pops!"
1:44:59
"Then use your strength on those chains, you filthy ox!"
1:45:16
"Pull—pull—you sons of diseased camels!"
1:45:26
"All together—pull—you degenerate breed of mangy dungeon rats!"
1:46:05
"PULL—you hellions—for liberty!"
1:49:35
"Ours! By the blazing gates of hell! The ship is ours!"
1:50:31
"Yonder—America! For us freedom—and everlasting love."
1:50:53
The End
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A WARNER BROTHERS
PRODUCTION
1:50:58
Original Music Composed
by
HENRY HADLEY
1:50:58
Synchronized
by
VITAPHONE
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
HERMAN HELLER
Conducting