The American Prisoner (1929)

The American Prisoner (1929)

1929-09-28 United Kingdom 74 Min. PG-13
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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....

Cast

Carl Brisson is Lieutenant Cecil Stark
Lieutenant Cecil Stark
Madeleine Carroll is Grace Malherb
Grace Malherb
Cecil Barry is Peter Norcot
Peter Norcot
A. Bromley Davenport is Squire Malherb
Squire Malherb
Nancy Price is Lovey Lee
Lovey Lee
Reginald Fox is Captain Mainwaring
Captain Mainwaring
Carl Harbord is Lieutenant Burnham
Lieutenant Burnham
Lucius Blake is Seaman Sam Cuffee
Seaman Sam Cuffee
John Valentine is Commander Miller
Commander Miller
Edward Dignon is Sailor Leverett
Sailor Leverett
Charles Ashton is Gunlayer Carberry
Gunlayer Carberry
Harry Terry is Boatswain Knapps
Boatswain Knapps