The American Prisoner (1929)
Overview
Devon, 1815. In the dying days of the Napoleonic Wars, a Danish-American lieutenant, Cecil Stark, is captured attempting to run supplies to the French. Imprisoned at Dartmoor, he and his fellow captives make a desperate escape attempt, in which Stark is shot. He is found by Grace Malherb, and the two fall in love while he convalesces on her family estate. But Grace's father is heavily indebted to the boorish Peter Norcot, whose price for forgiving the loan is Grace's hand in marriage....
What is The American Prisoner about?
Devon, 1815. In the dying days of the Napoleonic Wars, a Danish-American lieutenant, Cecil Stark, is captured attempting to run supplies to the French. Imprisoned at Dartmoor, he and his fellow captives make a desperate escape attempt, in which Stark is shot. He is found by Grace Malherb, and the two fall in love while he convalesces on her family estate. But Grace's father is heavily indebted to the boorish Peter Norcot, whose price for forgiving the loan is Grace's hand in marriage.... The American Prisoner is a Drama movie, released on 1929-09-28, runtime 74 minutes.
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Directed by
Thomas Bentley
Cast
- Carl Brisson as Lieutenant Cecil Stark
- Madeleine Carroll as Grace Malherb
- Cecil Barry as Peter Norcot
- A. Bromley Davenport as Squire Malherb
- Nancy Price as Lovey Lee
- Reginald Fox as Captain Mainwaring
- Carl Harbord as Lieutenant Burnham
- Lucius Blake as Seaman Sam Cuffee
- John Valentine as Commander Miller
- Edward Dignon as Sailor Leverett
- Charles Ashton as Gunlayer Carberry
- Harry Terry as Boatswain Knapps
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