The American Prisoner
IMDb6.20
19291h 14m
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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Crew
- Director
- Thomas Bentley
- Writers
- Eden Phillpotts, Garnett Weston, Eliot Stannard
- Production
- British International Pictures
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Who directed The American Prisoner?
The American Prisoner was directed by Thomas Bentley.
When was The American Prisoner released?
The American Prisoner was released in 1929.
