The American Prisoner (film)
The American Prisoner | |
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Directed by | Thomas Bentley |
Written by |
Eden Phillpotts (novel) Eliot Stannard Garnett Weston |
Starring |
Carl Brisson Madeleine Carroll Cecil Barry Carl Harbord |
Music by |
John Reynders Jules Sylvain |
Cinematography | René Guissart |
Edited by | Sam Simmonds |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Wardour Films |
Release date | 1930 |
Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The American Prisoner is a 1930 British drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Carl Brisson, Madeleine Carroll and Cecil Barry.[1] It was adapted from the 1904 novel The American Prisoner by Eden Phillpotts. An American sailor imprisoned on Dartmoor during the American War of Independence manages to escape and fall in love with a local Squire's daughter. It was originally conceived as a silent film, but was converted into a Talkie in line with widespread practice at British International Pictures during 1928-1929.[2]
Cast
- Carl Brisson as Lt. Stark
- Madeleine Carroll as Grace Malherb
- Cecil Barry as Peter Norcutt
- Carl Harbord as Lt. Burnham
- A. Bromley Davenport as Squire Malherb
- Nancy Price as Lovey Lee
- Reginald Fox as Captain Mainwaring
- Charles Ashton as Carberry
- Harry Terry as Bosun Knapps
- John Valentine as Commander Miller
- Robert English as Col. Governor
- Edward Dignon as Leverett
References
- ↑ The American Prisoner British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ↑ Low p.117
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film 1929-1939: Film Making in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
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