The American Prisoner (film)

The American Prisoner
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	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release dates	1929
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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.

Cast

• 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 - Captain Mainwaring
• Charles Ashton - Carberry
• Harry Terry - Bosun Knapps
• John Valentine - Commander Miller
• Robert English - Col. Governor
• Edward Dignon - Leverett

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film 1929-1939: Film Making in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.

External links

• The American Prisoner at IMDb