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The American Prisoner

The American Prisoner

September 28, 1929
74 minutes
Thomas Bentley
Drama

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....

Movie Details

Release Date

September 28, 1929

Runtime

74 minutes

Director

Thomas Bentley

Production Companies

British International Pictures

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