
The American Prisoner (1929)
1h 14m | PG-13
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
Cast

Carl Brisson
as Lieutenant Cecil Stark

Madeleine Carroll
as Grace Malherb

Cecil Barry
as Peter Norcot

A. Bromley Davenport
as Squire Malherb

Nancy Price
as Lovey Lee

Reginald Fox
as Captain Mainwaring