| Director: | Henry Edwards |
| Producer: | Julius Hagen |
| Starring: | John Garrick Winifred Shotter Leslie Perrins |
| Music: | W.L. Trytel |
| Cinematography: | Sydney Blythe |
| Editing: | Michael C. Chorlton |
| Studio: | Real Art Productions |
| Runtime: | 73 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
The Rocks of Valpre is a 1935 British crime film directed by Henry Edwards and starring John Garrick, Winifred Shotter and Leslie Perrins.[1] The film was made at Twickenham Studios.[2] It was based on the 1913 novel of the same name by Ethel M. Dell,[3] and was released in the U.S. as High Treason.[4] The film is set in the mid-nineteenth century with plot elements resembling the later Dreyfus Case.
In a quaint coastal village in France, a young English woman finds herself captivated by the charms of a French cavalry officer. Unfortunately, their passionate love story takes an abrupt turn when she is abruptly sent back to England to complete her education in a convent. Simultaneously, her paramour is unjustly accused of espionage by a rival officer, leading to his imprisonment on Devil's Island. As she resumes her life in England, she eventually enters into a comfortable and respectable marriage with a wealthy Englishman.
A decade later, her tranquility is disrupted when she faces the threat of blackmail. In a surprising twist of fate, her former lover manages to escape from Devil's Island to rush to her aid. However, the toll of his time in the penal colony has left him seriously ill, and tragically, he succumbs shortly after reuniting with his lost love.
TV Guide dismissed it as a "Sappy drama."[5]