The Go-Between Filming Locations

Young bacteriologist Bill Harding is in love with May Wilson and confides this to Rosemary Brandon, not suspecting that she cherishes any other sentiment than friendship for him. Rosemary is naturally disappointed with this, but she promises to do what she can to induce May to look favorably upon his suit. On his arrival home his father hands him a letter announcing his appointment to a position in the bacteriological division of the Smithsonian Institute, with a request that he take up his duties at Washington as soon as possible. Accordingly he proposes to May, but is rejected. Two months later Bill is at the Smithsonian Institute engaged in a bacteriological experiment. The postman hands him a letter from May in which she tells him that Rosemary has prevailed on her to become his wife. Transported with delight over this welcome news, he allows the liquid contents of a tube to drop on his hand unnoticed. After a while he notices the dripping, and rushes over to the hydrant to bathe his hand in cold water. Bill returns to his home town by the next train. After greeting his father, he confides to him that May is to become his wife. The old man congratulates him in a half-hearted way, and says: "I wish it had been Rosemary." On leaving his house shortly afterwards, Bill reels and nearly falls on the steps. He is helped back into the house, and is put to bed. After a physician has diagnosed his case, Bill's father rings up Rosemary, who is helping May to prepare her trousseau. Rosemary is horrified at the message and at once informs May that Bill is down with typhus fever. Rosemary and May hasten to Bill's house, but are stopped at the entrance by the attending physician, who warns them that their lives are in danger if they go near the patient. May is undecided as to what she had better do, but Rosemary enters the house without a moment's hesitation. Two days later May is still undecided. Meanwhile, Rosemary has been nursing Bill through his serious illness, imperiling her own life. In his delirium Bill thinks Rosemary is May. He draws her to him, and kisses her. After the crisis his illness takes a favorable turn, and Rosemary withdraws before he knows who has been his nurse. The danger over, May enters the sick room, and is overwhelmed with shame as Bill expresses his gratitude for her unselfish devotion. She calls on Rosemary and says to her: "I know your secret; you love him." Later, when Bill calls on May after his recovery she draws back as he tries to embrace her, and confessing that it was Rosemary instead of herself who nursed him back to health, she covers her face with her hands as she rushes out of the room. In the final scene Rosemary is trying on the bridal veil intended for May just as Bill enters, and endeavors to pull it off in great confusion. Bill, however, prevents her from doing this, as he looks tenderly into her eyes and enfolds her in his arms.