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The American Prisoner

The American Prisoner (1929)

1h 14m | PG-13

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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....

Director: Thomas Bentley

Studio: British International Pictures

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Carl Brisson

Carl Brisson

as Lieutenant Cecil Stark

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

as Grace Malherb

Cecil Barry

Cecil Barry

as Peter Norcot

A. Bromley Davenport

A. Bromley Davenport

as Squire Malherb

Nancy Price

Nancy Price

as Lovey Lee

Reginald Fox

Reginald Fox

as Captain Mainwaring