Westward Passage
A struggling writer divorces his wife to pursue his career without interference, but they meet in Europe years later after she has remarried. Struggling writer Nick Allen and socialite Olivia Van Tyne…
Westward Passage
A struggling writer divorces his wife to pursue his career without interference, but they meet in Europe years later after she has remarried. Struggling writer Nick Allen and socialite Olivia Van Tyne marry and live frugally because Nick refuses to compromise his writing to satisfy his publisher. However, when they have an unwanted child, he does become a "hack" writer to feed baby Olivia, which he resents. Three years later, little Olivia interferes too much in his work, so he finds his own apartment and eventually divorces Olivia, who then marries kind, gentle Harry Ottendorf. Six years later, Olivia and Nick accidentally meet in Lucerne, Switzerland--after having absolutely no contact in those years--while she, Harry, and little Olivia are on vacation and Nick, now a famous author, is on tour promoting his new book. When Harry must go back to the States on business, Nick tries to rekindle Olivia's flickering love, but she repels him. Later, Olivia finds that Nick has also booked a room on the ship going home so they can take the westward passage together. Olivia is torn between her loyalty to Harry and the burgeoning return of her love for Nick. —Arthur Hausner <genart@volcano.net> New York-based writer Nick Allen and socialite Olivia Van Tyne have just gotten married. Their love is a natural one; they don't need to work at being in love with each other. But they quickly learn that there is more to sustaining a successful marriage than love, as stresses in their lives and differing priorities lead to problems: Nick feels like he must compromise his writing to make a sale to support his family, which eventually includes a daughter also named Olivia; they have no money and step over each other in their tiny apartment, where Nick works at the kitchen table; Olivia Sr. feels like Nick blames her for their problems in his anger over the situation. Through their marriage, Olivia's former boyfriend, Harry Ottendorf, is continually in the picture as a friend; he is still in love with her but her feelings toward him aren't as strong or natural as her feelings for Nick. But Olivia decides to leave Nick and marry Harry, taking little Olivia to live in Chicago. As several years pass and circumstances change, Nick and Olivia run into each other in Europe, with little Olivia, now 10, having no recollection of "Mr. Allen" as her father. While they are on the same Paris-to-New York boat passage, sailing without Harry, Nick and Olivia will discover whether time, circumstance, a little maturity, and that continued natural love are enough to bring them back together. —Huggo
Westward Passage
Drama,Romance
Film Details
A struggling writer divorces his wife to pursue his career without interference, but they meet in Europe years later after she has remarried. Struggling writer Nick Allen and socialite Olivia Van Tyne marry and live frugally because Nick refuses to compromise his writing to satisfy his publisher. However, when they have an unwanted child, he does become a "hack" writer to feed baby Olivia, which he resents.
Three years later, little Olivia interferes too much in his work, so he finds his own apartment and eventually divorces Olivia, who then marries kind, gentle Harry Ottendorf. Six years later, Olivia and Nick accidentally meet in Lucerne, Switzerland--after having absolutely no contact in those years--while she, Harry, and little Olivia are on vacation and Nick, now a famous author, is on tour promoting his new book. When Harry must go back to the States on business, Nick tries to rekindle Olivia's flickering love, but she repels him.
Later, Olivia finds that Nick has also booked a room on the ship going home so they can take the westward passage together. Olivia is torn between her loyalty to Harry and the burgeoning return of her love for Nick. —Arthur Hausner <genart@volcano.net> New York-based writer Nick Allen and socialite Olivia Van Tyne have just gotten married.
Their love is a natural one; they don't need to work at being in love with each other. But they quickly learn that there is more to sustaining a successful marriage than love, as stresses in their lives and differing priorities lead to problems: Nick feels like he must compromise his writing to make a sale to support his family, which eventually includes a daughter also named Olivia; they have no money and step over each other in their tiny apartment, where Nick works at the kitchen table; Olivia Sr. feels like Nick blames her for their problems in his anger over the situation.
Through their marriage, Olivia's former boyfriend, Harry Ottendorf, is continually in the picture as a friend; he is still in love with her but her feelings toward him aren't as strong or natural as her feelings for Nick. But Olivia decides to leave Nick and marry Harry, taking little Olivia to live in Chicago. As several years pass and circumstances change, Nick and Olivia run into each other in Europe, with little Olivia, now 10, having no recollection of "Mr.
Allen" as her father. While they are on the same Paris-to-New York boat passage, sailing without Harry, Nick and Olivia will discover whether time, circumstance, a little maturity, and that continued natural love are enough to bring them back together. —Huggo.