The American Prisoner

IMDb 0.0 1929 • 74 min • Drama

Director

Thomas Bentley

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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....

Top Cast

Carl Brisson
Carl Brisson Lieutenant Cecil Stark
Madeleine Carroll
Madeleine Carroll Grace Malherb
Cecil Barry
Cecil Barry Peter Norcot
A. Bromley Davenport
A. Bromley Davenport Squire Malherb
Nancy Price
Nancy Price Lovey Lee