Desperate Remedies
Colonial romancing and complicating...In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?
Description: In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?
Genres: Drama
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 93 minutes
Aviva
Sexual Tension: Volatile
The Zone of Interest
The Substance
Oppenheimer
Parasite
La Strada
Le Cercle Rouge
Past Lives
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Played Dorothea Brook
Kevin Tod Smith
Played Lawrence Hayes
Lisa Chappell
Played Anne Cooper
Cliff Curtis
Played Fraser
Michael Hurst
Played Willam Poyser
Helen Steemson
Played Gnits
Kiri Mills
Played Rose
Bridget Armstrong
Played Mary Anne
Timothy Raby
Played Mr. Weedle
Geeling Ng
Played Su Lim
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