The American Prisoner

The American Prisoner

1929
1h 14m
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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....

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Production Information

Production Companies
British International Pictures
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

sword fight harp napoleonic wars escaped prisoner georgian or regency era dartmoor

Quick Facts

Release Date September 28, 1929
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0019638

Cast

Carl Brisson
Carl Brisson

Lieutenant Cecil Stark

Madeleine Carroll
Madeleine Carroll

Grace Malherb

Cecil Barry
Cecil Barry

Peter Norcot

A. Bromley Davenport
A. Bromley Davenport

Squire Malherb

Nancy Price
Nancy Price

Lovey Lee

Reginald Fox
Reginald Fox

Captain Mainwaring

Carl Harbord
Carl Harbord

Lieutenant Burnham

Lucius Blake
Lucius Blake

Seaman Sam Cuffee

John Valentine
John Valentine

Commander Miller

Edward Dignon
Edward Dignon

Sailor Leverett

Charles Ashton
Charles Ashton

Gunlayer Carberry

Harry Terry
Harry Terry

Boatswain Knapps

Key Crew

Thomas Bentley
Director
Eliot Stannard
Screenplay