(The American Prisoner)

Content: 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....

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

74 minutes

Year:

1929

Directors:

Thomas Bentley

)}

Production companies:

British International Pictures

Actors:

Lieutenant Cecil Stark

Grace Malherb

Peter Norcot

Squire Malherb

Lovey Lee

Crews:

Director

Art Direction

Director of Photography

Editor

Novel