
The American Prisoner
1929-09-28 · 74 min · ★ 10.0
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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- Thomas Bentley
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- British International Pictures
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- United Kingdom
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Carl BrissonLieutenant Cecil Stark
Madeleine CarrollGrace Malherb
A. Bromley DavenportSquire Malherb
Nancy PriceLovey Lee
Carl HarbordLieutenant Burnham
Harry TerryBoatswain KnappsTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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