The American Prisoner
1929, English. Directed by Thomas Bentley.
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....
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Thomas BentleyDirector
- Carl BrissonLieutenant Cecil Stark
- Madeleine CarrollGrace Malherb
- Cecil BarryPeter Norcot
- A. Bromley DavenportSquire Malherb
- Nancy PriceLovey Lee
- Reginald FoxCaptain Mainwaring
- Carl HarbordLieutenant Burnham
- Lucius BlakeSeaman Sam Cuffee
- John ValentineCommander Miller
- Edward DignonSailor Leverett
- Charles AshtonGunlayer Carberry
- Harry TerryBoatswain Knapps
Details
- Released
- 28 September 1929
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Eliot Stannard
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The American Prisoner runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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The American Prisoner isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 September 1929. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The American Prisoner?
The American Prisoner (1929) was directed by Thomas Bentley and stars Carl Brisson, Madeleine Carroll, Cecil Barry.