. "Features"@en . . . "The Wishing ring an idyll of old England" . "The Wishing ring an idyll of old England"@en . . . "Giles Bateson is expelled from college for misconduct. His angry father, the Earl, sends him a message: \"Never let me see you again until you have earned a half crown and proven yourself worthy of confidence.\" Giles meets Sally, the parson's daughter, who believes Giles to be the gardener. On a walk, they meet some gypsies, who show Sally a \"magical ring.\" Giles buys it for her, and Sally comes to believe in its power when her wishes--such as for a new dress and shoes to wear to the Earl's party for the villagers--come true, although actually Giles is responsible. At the party, Sally accidentally discovers the note from the Earl and realizes who Giles really is and is determined to reconcile father and son." . . "She determines to reconcile father and son, and begins visiting the Earl each day to play chess and distract him from the pain he suffers from gout. The gypsies tell her that she can find an herbal cure at Devil's Cliff, but when Sally doesn't return home, a search party finds her lying unconscious by the herb. The Earl is upset to hear of her accident and goes to visit her; when his horse goes lame in the village, he unwittingly borrows one from his own son for half a crown. They become friends again, and Sally marries Giles."@en . . "The wishing ring"@en . . . . . . . . . . "The Wishing ring" . . . "This slight whimsical story of romance atmospherically set in old England is a major landmark in silent cinema because of Tourneur's mise en scene. He tried to evolve a language of cinema built more on pictorialism than editing and sought to establish a complex interplay between theatricality and the cinematic. While using the proscenium arch to remind the viewer of theatrical staging, his organisation of the action within the frame and use of locations is subtly untheatrical. Tourneur made maximum use of depth of field focus through a precise sense of visual organisation. Movements to and from the camera and logical light sources are preferred to left or right entrances and exits and theatrical lighting."@en . . . "Giles Bateson is expelled from college for misconduct and his angry father, the Earl, sends him a message: \"Never let me see you again until you have earned a half crown and proven yourself worthy of confidence.\" Giles meets Sally, the parson's daughter, who believes Giles to be the gardener. When she accidentally discovers the note from the Earl, and realizes who Giles really is she determines to reconcile father and son, and begins to visit the Earl each day to play chess and distract him from the pain he suffers from gout. In search of an herbal cure, Sally set out for Devil's Cliff, but when she doesn't return, a search party finds her lying unconscious. The Earl is upset to hear of her accident and goes to visit her; when his horse goes lame in the village, he unwittingly borrows one from his own son for half a crown. They become friends again, and Sally marries Giles." . . "Giles Bateson is expelled from college for misconduct. His angry father, the Earl, sends him a message: \"Never let me see you again until you have earned a half crown and proven yourself worthy of confidence.\" Giles meets Sally, the parson's daughter, who believes Giles to be the gardener. On a walk, they meet some gypsies, who show Sally a \"magical ring.\" Giles buys it for her, and Sally comes to believe in its power when her wishes--such as for a new dress and shoes to wear to the Earl's party for the villagers--come true, although actually Giles is responsible. At the party, Sally accidentally discovers the note from the Earl and realizes who Giles really is."@en . . . . . . . . . . . "The wishing ring : an idyll of old England"@en . . "The wishing ring an idyll of old England"@en . . . . . . . . "Drama"@en . . . . . "World Film Corp." . . "England" . . "AFI : Shepard, David." . . . .