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The American Prisoner (1929)

September 28, 1929 (GB) Drama • 74m

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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Top Billed Cast

Carl Brisson
Carl Brisson

Lieutenant Cecil Stark

Cecil Barry
Cecil Barry

Peter Norcot

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

Robert English
Robert English

Colonel Governor

Crew
T.H.R. Gibbings
T.H.R. Gibbings

Art Direction

René Guissart
René Guissart

Director of Photography

J. D. Davidson
J. D. Davidson

Assistant Director

Cecil Thornton
Cecil Thornton

Sound Recordist

John Reynders
John Reynders

Original Music Composer

Jules Sylvain
Jules Sylvain

Original Music Composer

John Reynders
John Reynders

Music Arranger

Garnett Weston
Garnett Weston

Scenario Writer



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

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