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The American Prisoner is a 1929 British drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Carl Brisson, Madeleine Carroll and Cecil Barry. 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.
Original Release
09/01/1929
Cast
Name | Character |
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Carl Brisson | Lt. Stark |
Madeleine Carroll | Grace Malherb |
Cecil Barry | Peter Norcutt |
Carl Harbord | Lt. Burnham |
A. Bromley Davenport | Squire Malherb |
Nancy Price | Lovey Lee |
Reginald Fox | Capt. Mainwaring |
Charles Ashton | Carberry |
Harry Terry | Bosun Knapps |
John Valentine | Cmdr. Miller |
Directors
Writers
Eden Phillpotts, Eliot Stannard, Garnett Weston
Cast
Name | Character |
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Carl Brisson | Lt. Stark |
Madeleine Carroll | Grace Malherb |
Cecil Barry | Peter Norcutt |
Carl Harbord | Lt. Burnham |
A. Bromley Davenport | Squire Malherb |
Nancy Price | Lovey Lee |
Reginald Fox | Capt. Mainwaring |
Charles Ashton | Carberry |
Harry Terry | Bosun Knapps |
John Valentine | Cmdr. Miller |
Robert English | Col. Governor |
Edward Dignon | Leverett |